cash-in-hand
Payment without receipts
Cash-in-hand describes payment made directly in physical currency rather than by check, bank transfer, or other traceable methods.
The term often implies informal or off-the-books transactions, sometimes to avoid taxes or official record-keeping.
It can function as an adjective modifying work or payment: She took a cash-in-hand job cleaning offices.
In British usage especially, it suggests the gray economy of unreported income.
Secret and unofficial
- off-the-booksUnrecorded for tax purposes
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- odd-jobMiscellaneous small task
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
handyman · babysitting · tips · cleaning · gardening · busking · tradesman · laborer
Not officially acknowledged
- unreportedNot officially documented
- noncompliantFailing to conform
- hiddenKept out of sight
- unrecordedNot written down
unregulated · tax-free · off-grid · unofficial · concealed · avoidance · skim · fiddle
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- currencyMedium of exchange
- walletSmall case for currency
- spending-moneyCash for incidentals
notes · bills · tender · change · denominations · greenbacks · readies · dosh
Available financial resources
- capitalWealth used for investment
- reservesResources held back
- cashflowNet money movement
- solvencyCapacity to pay debts
accessible · convertible · on-demand · unencumbered · spendable
under-the-table
Secret and unofficial
- off-the-booksUnrecorded for tax purposes
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- odd-jobMiscellaneous small task
moonlighting · handyman · babysitting · tips · cleaning · gardening · busking · tradesman · laborer
undeclared
Not officially acknowledged
- unreportedNot officially documented
- noncompliantFailing to conform
- hiddenKept out of sight
unrecorded · unregulated · tax-free · off-grid · unofficial · concealed · avoidance · skim · fiddle
banknotes
Paper currency notes
spending-money · notes · bills · tender · change · denominations · greenbacks · readies · dosh · wad
funds
Available financial resources
solvency · accessible · convertible · on-demand · unencumbered · spendable
cash-in-handdirect deposit
Funds sent to account automatically
bank transfer · electronic payment · wire transfer · check · cheque
cash, hand, cashed, cashing, casher, handed, handing, hands, handy