cash vs plastic

cash

noun
  • Any of several low-denomination coins of India, China, or Vietnam, especially the Chinese copper coin. 

  • Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions. 

  • Cash register, or the counter in a business where the cash register is located. 

  • An instance of winning a cash prize. 

  • Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged. 

  • Money. 

adj
  • Great; excellent; cool. 

verb
  • To obtain a payout from a tournament. 

  • To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills. 

  • To disband. To do away with, kill 

plastic

noun
  • An instance of plastic surgery. 

  • Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services. 

  • insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population. 

  • A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. 

adj
  • fake; insincere. 

  • Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. 

  • Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. 

  • Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. 

  • Inferior or not the real thing. 

  • Made of plastic. 

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