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Cash Pronunciation

Cash is pronounced KASH, IPA /ˈkæʃ/.

KASH

US /ˈkæʃ/  ·  UK /ˈkæʃ/

Syllables: KASH (1 syllable)

noun and verb: Money in the form of notes and coins rather than cards or cheques.

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Cash in a Sentence

  • The stall only takes cash.
  • He cashed the cheque the same morning.
  • We were short of cash by the end of the month.

Common Mispronunciations of Cash

Not KESH

The vowel is the flat a of cat, made low and forward in the mouth.

Not KATCH

The ending is a single sh, held and hissed. Adding a t in front of it turns the word into catch.

Tip: A cache, meaning a hidden store, is said exactly like cash despite the extra letter.

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