“Cached” or “Cashed”—Which to use?

“Cached” or “Cashed”

Overview

cached / cashed 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. 👇

Definitions

cached: NA

cashed: (verb) exchange for cash. (adjective) for which money has been paid.

Pronunciation

cached: k·AE·sh·t

cashed: k·AE·sh·t

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Examples in Context

Examples of “cached”

…and then brought up and cached around Jivevaneng and Kumawa, but…
…Poetics: Notes on Sophocles' Oedipus, cached version of the original
Walker's team, sent to retrieve cached provisions, returned without success on…

Examples of “cashed”

However, when a policy is cashed out before death, the treatment
She is "cashed up" from the life insurance…
…in the Bank briefcase and cashed in his contract, making the…
…annual obligatory amount which is cashed out of a RRIF and…
…the main event, Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the…

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