Standard Lemma guide

cashless

adj · 2 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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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 SH L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Operating without the need for cash, such as by accepting nondigital, noncash forms of payment (e.g., chit, cheques, money orders) or (in the 21st century, usually) using digital payment methods (e-payment).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • cashless payment system
  • cashless restaurant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: noncash

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contactless

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having no money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moneyless, penniless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cash Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English cashless From cash + -less.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: безная́ўны (bjeznajáwny) — operating without the need for cash
  • Bulgarian: безкáсов (bezkásov) — operating without the need for cash
  • Bulgarian: безнали́чен (beznalíčen) — operating without the need for cash
  • Czech: bezhotovostní — operating without the need for cash
  • Georgian: უნაღდო (unaɣdo) — operating without the need for cash
  • German: bargeldlos — operating without the need for cash
  • Hungarian: készpénzmentes — operating without the need for cash
  • Japanese: キャッシュレス (kyasshuresu) — operating without the need for cash
  • Polish: bezgotówkowy — operating without the need for cash
  • Russian: безнали́чный (beznalíčnyj) — operating without the need for cash
  • Slovak: bezhotovostný — operating without the need for cash
  • Slovene: brezgotovinski — operating without the need for cash
  • Swedish: kontantlös — operating without the need for cash
  • Swedish: kontantfri — operating without the need for cash
  • Thai: ไร้เงินสด — operating without the need for cash
  • Ukrainian: безготівко́вий (bezhotivkóvyj) — operating without the need for cash