cash

espèces, argent liquide

Argent sous forme de pièces et de billets que l’on peut tenir en main et dépenser.

En anglais simple : Money in the form of coins and paper notes that you can hold and spend.

• I paid in cash.
• Do you have enough cash for the bus?
• She withdrew some cash from the machine.

Synonymes : ready money

Expressions courantes : pay cash, in cash, cash payment

caisse

Appareil ou comptoir d’un magasin où les clients paient leurs achats.

En anglais simple : The machine or counter in a shop where customers pay for their goods.

• Please pay at the cash.
• She took my purchases to the cash.
• There was a queue at the cash.

Synonymes : checkout, cash register

Expressions courantes : at the cash, go to the cash

encaisser

Échanger un chèque contre de l’argent que l’on peut dépenser.

En anglais simple : To exchange a cheque for money you can spend.

• I need to cash this cheque.
• She cashed her paycheck on Friday.
• Will the bank cash a cheque without identification?

Comment l'utiliser : cash something (You can cash this cheque at the bank.)

Expressions courantes : cash a cheque, cash a check, cash something at