Standard Lemma guide

cha-ching

intj · noun · verb · 4 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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  • /tʃəˈtʃɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɪŋ
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Score!; wow!; said to celebrate something that has made or will make a large amount of money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, slang

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Money, cash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, slang

Examples

  • 2005, Lee Mylne, advertisement, Frommer′s Portable Australia′s Great Barrier Reef, page 207, They find the best offerings on Travelocity. For very little cha-ching.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To make the noise of a cash register or slot machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make the noise of coins falling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive

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History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitative of the sound of a mechanical cash register when an amount is rung up. Popularized by the movie Wayne's World (1992) and by an advertisement in 1992 featuring Seth Green. The spoken term is also, in the US, a trademarked sound of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.