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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries현금
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyeongeum
"그는 물건값을 현금으로 지불했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Currency in the form of physical coins and banknotes, as opposed to checks, credit cards, or digital transfers.
"The merchant offered a discount if the customer paid in hard cash." - 2
Money that is readily available and instantly usable for financial transactions.
"The company needed hard cash to cover its immediate operational expenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'hard', used since the late Middle English period to denote physical solidity and durability, with 'cash', derived from the Old French 'caisse' (meaning money box or chest). Originally emerging in the 19th century, it specifically distinguished tangible coins and banknotes from credit, promises to pay, or paper currency lacking immediate backing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hard cash" is said worldwide
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argent liquide
Transliteration: /aʁ.ʒɑ̃ li.kid/
"Il a préféré payer en argent liquide."
Bargeld
Transliteration: /ˈbaːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt/
"Er zahlte die Summe in bar."
contanti
Transliteration: /konˈtan.ti/
"Ha pagato l'auto in contanti."
dinero en efectivo
Transliteration: /diˈne.ɾo en e.fesˈti.βo/
"Prefiero pagar con dinero en efectivo."
dinheiro vivo
Transliteration: /diˈɲe.ɾu ˈvi.vu/
"Ele comprou a casa com dinheiro vivo."
नकद रुपया
Transliteration: nakad rupaya
"उसने सामान खरीदने के लिए नकद रुपया दिया।"
现金
Transliteration: xiànjīn
"买这辆车我付的是现金。"
현금
Transliteration: hyeongeum
"그는 물건값을 현금으로 지불했다."
現金
Transliteration: genkin
"彼は現金で支払いを済ませた。"
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