cash in hand

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cash in hand

adjective

  1. not comparable Receiving wages or salary directly in the form of cash, often without deducting tax. Many high school students get cash in hand jobs for extra pocket money.

adverb

  1. not comparable In a manner receiving direct payment by cash, often without paying tax. I heard he's working at that restaurant cash in hand to pay the bills.

noun

  1. uncountable Direct payment by cash, as opposed to through a bank. This cash in hand will come in handy as spending money on my trip to Asia.
  2. uncountable Unbanked, undeposited monies.

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adj receiving wages in the form of cash

中文現金支付的 /现金支付的 xiànjīn zhīfù de
Françaisblack
Deutschbar auf die Hand
Русскийнелега́льный nelegálʹnyj, за нали́чку za nalíčku

adv in a manner receiving direct payment

中文現金支付的 /现金支付的 xiànjīn zhīfù de
Françaisblack
Deutschschwarz
Русскийпо-чёрному po-čórnomu, нелега́льно nelegálʹno, нали́чными nalíčnymi, нали́чкой nalíčkoj, за нали́чку za nalíčku, чёрным на́лом čórnym nálom

noun direct payment in cash

中文現金 /现金 xiànjīn
Françaisliquide, espèces
Русскийнали́чные де́ньги nalíčnyje dénʹgi, нали́чные nalíčnyje, нали́чка nalíčka, чёрный нал čórnyj nal

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@misc{cash_in_hand_2026,
  title = {cash in hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cash%20in%20hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}