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“Cache” or “Cash”

cache / cash are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

cache k·AE·sh

  • nouna hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons).
  • noun(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics.

cash k·AE·sh

  • nounmoney in the form of bills or coins.
  • nounprompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check.
  • nounUnited States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003).
  • verbexchange for cash.
Usage

Examples in context

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“cache”

  • The cache of Royal Mummies had been…
  • …(now Union Pacific Railroad) in Cache County
  • …document found at the 'mummy cache' DB320 which describes him as…
  • Meanwhile, Williams maintained a large cache of specie to cover redemptions…
  • A large cache of ammunition was also discovered.
  • …a part of the 1985 Cache Du Cinema program at The…
  • …in specific components, such as cache memory and main memory.
  • …2-choice hashing called two-way skewed-associative cache in some CPU caches.
  • Cache Tolman – bass
  • …Bratton blew up her husband's cache of gunpowder before it could…

“cash”

  • …was in desperate need for cash to rebuild.
  • …not carrying large amounts of cash and refusing to pay bribes…
  • …self-starter while working at National Cash Register and then sold them…
  • …and biscuits as well as cash packets from the association at…
  • Garlic and cattle are major cash crops.
  • To secure the cash, Rockefeller allowed Amasa Stone, Stillman…
  • Catch as Cash Can, an episode of DuckTales
  • …a $10,000 prize comprising $5000 cash and $5000 worth of advertising.
  • Strapped for cash the firm sold four of…
  • …2019, Coinbase and Square, Inc.'s Cash App closed the accounts held…

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