Phrase guide

cash in hand

adj · adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Receiving wages or salary directly in the form of cash, often without deducting tax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Many high school students get cash in hand jobs for extra pocket money.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a manner receiving direct payment by cash, often without paying tax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I heard he's working at that restaurant cash in hand to pay the bills.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Direct payment by cash, as opposed to through a bank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • This cash in hand will come in handy as spending money on my trip to Asia.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Unbanked, undeposited monies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

assets in the form of money

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funds, finances, monetary resource, pecuniary resource

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assets

Narrower terms: bank, bankroll, roll, pocket, Medicaid funds, treasury, exchequer, money supply, escrow funds, matching funds

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 現金支付的 /现金支付的 (xiànjīn zhīfù de) — receiving wages in the form of cash
  • Finnish: pimeä — receiving wages in the form of cash
  • French: black — receiving wages in the form of cash
  • German: bar auf die Hand — receiving wages in the form of cash
  • Russian: нелега́льный (nelegálʹnyj) — receiving wages in the form of cash
  • Russian: за нали́чку (za nalíčku) — receiving wages in the form of cash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 現金支付的 /现金支付的 (xiànjīn zhīfù de) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Finnish: pimeästi — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • French: black — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • German: schwarz — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Russian: по-чёрному (po-čórnomu) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Russian: нелега́льно (nelegálʹno) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Russian: нали́чными (nalíčnymi) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Russian: нали́чкой (nalíčkoj) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Russian: за нали́чку (za nalíčku) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Russian: чёрным на́лом (čórnym nálom) — in a manner receiving direct payment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 現金 /现金 (xiànjīn) — direct payment in cash
  • Finnish: käteismaksu — direct payment in cash
  • French: liquide — direct payment in cash
  • French: espèces — direct payment in cash
  • Georgian: ნაღდი ანგარიშსწორება (naɣdi angarišsc̣oreba) — direct payment in cash
  • Russian: нали́чные де́ньги (nalíčnyje dénʹgi) — direct payment in cash
  • Russian: нали́чные (nalíčnyje) — direct payment in cash
  • Russian: нали́чка (nalíčka) — direct payment in cash
  • Russian: чёрный нал (čórnyj nal) — direct payment in cash