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ready money

[/ˈrɛdi ˈmʌni/]
noun
dinheiro em espécie
1. Cash or money that is immediately available for use; money in hand that can be spent without delay
The vendor only accepts ready money, not credit cards.
O vendedor aceita apenas dinheiro em espécie, não cartões de crédito.
2. Liquid funds available for immediate expenditure
We need to keep some ready money for emergencies.
Precisamos manter algum dinheiro em espécie para emergências.
NYC Slang
cash, benjamins, dead presidents
Synonyms
cashliquid assetshard cashspeciecurrency on hand
Antonyms
creditpromissory notefrozen assetsilliquid assets

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dinheiro em espécie
most common usage
General Brazilian
dinheiro vivo
colloquial alternative
Portugal
dinheiro líquido
common in financial contexts
Portugal
dinheiro em mão
literal translation variation

Related Idioms & Phrases

ready cash
on hand
at one's disposal
in one's pocket
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