English → Latin
“cash” in Latin
numerōto count, enumerate; to pay, count out; to reckon, esteemrepraesentātiōrepresentation; showing, exhibitingpecūniamoney; wealth; cash, ready money, liquid wealth
The English word cash itself goes back to Latin capiō, through capsa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cash
pecunia praesens or numerata: nummi praesentes or numerati (ready money): also nummus only (especially when there is any opposition; as in praedia locare non nummo sed partibus). Cash payment, repraesentatio, with or without pecuniae: to pay in cash, praesenti pecunia, or numurato solvere; pecuniam repraesentare: to pay anybody in hard cash, in pecunia alicui satisfacere: to sell for cash, praesenti pecunia vendere (die oculata vendere, proverb in Plaut.): to be sold for cash, praesenti pecunia venire. Vid: MONEY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cash?
- The usual Latin words for “cash” are numerō, repraesentātiō, pecūnia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.