cash in hand

adjective

Receiving wages or salary directly in the form of cash, often without deducting tax.

“I heard he's working at that restaurant cash in hand to pay the bills.”

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fundsfinancesmonetary resourcepecuniary resource
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Meanings

adjectivecash in hand (not comparable)
  1. not comparableReceiving 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.

adverbcash in hand (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn 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.

nouncash in hand (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDirect 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. uncountableUnbanked, undeposited monies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounassets in the form of money

Similar
fundsfinancesmonetary resourcepecuniary resource
Broader
assets
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financesfunds

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 現金支付的 /现金支付的, 現金支付的 /现金支付的
  • 現金支付的 /现金支付的 (xiànjīn zhīfù de)receiving wages in the form of cash
  • 現金支付的 /现金支付的 (xiànjīn zhīfù de)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • 現金 /现金 (xiànjīn)direct payment in cash
Finnish pimeä, pimeästi
  • pimeäreceiving wages in the form of cash
  • pimeästiin a manner receiving direct payment
  • käteismaksudirect payment in cash
French black, black
  • blackreceiving wages in the form of cash
  • blackin a manner receiving direct payment
  • liquidedirect payment in cash
  • espècesdirect payment in cash
German bar auf die Hand, schwarz
  • bar auf die Handreceiving wages in the form of cash
  • schwarzin a manner receiving direct payment
Russian нелега́льный, за нали́чку
  • нелега́льный (nelegálʹnyj)receiving wages in the form of cash
  • за нали́чку (za nalíčku)receiving wages in the form of cash
  • по-чёрному (po-čórnomu)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • нелега́льно (nelegálʹno)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • нали́чными (nalíčnymi)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • нали́чкой (nalíčkoj)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • за нали́чку (za nalíčku)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • чёрным на́лом (čórnym nálom)in a manner receiving direct payment
  • нали́чные де́ньги (nalíčnyje dénʹgi)direct payment in cash
  • нали́чные (nalíčnyje)direct payment in cash
  • нали́чка (nalíčka)direct payment in cash
  • чёрный нал (čórnyj nal)direct payment in cash
Cite this entry
APA

cash in hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20in%20hand

MLA

“cash in hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20in%20hand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cash in hand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20in%20hand.

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