ka-ching

Sound of profit

Ka-ching imitates the sound of a cash register opening, used to celebrate money being made or spent.

It signals financial gain, often with ironic or gleeful emphasis: Ka-ching! That's another sale.

The expression can comment sarcastically on someone profiting: Every click earns them ad revenue—ka-ching.

money

cash

Ready spending funds

currencyMedium of exchange
coinsMetal money units
banknotesPaper currency notes

wealth · profit · jackpot · payday · windfall · payout · earnings · revenue · income · bonus

sound

ding

Small surface imperfection

clinkSharp metallic ring
jingleBrief advertising melody
chimeMelodic bell sound

ring · clatter · tinkle · bell · slot-machine · coins · drawer · notification · alert

register

till

Register drawer for money

cashierTill operator
checkoutPayment completion process
receiptWritten payment acknowledgment

transaction · scanner · barcode · drawer · payment · retail · purchase · sale · customer · counter

success

jackpot

Accumulated gambling prize

winningAchieving victory
scoreNumerical standing in competition
hitSuccessful contact or strike

triumph · breakthrough · big-time · payday · bonanza · bingo · eureka · victory · achievement · payoff

Opposites

financial outcome

ka-chingbroke

Lacking any funds

loss · in the red · bust · deficit · flat broke

abundance vs. scarcity

ka-chingempty pockets

Having no funds

penniless · destitute · hard up · strapped · tapped out

emotional register toward money

ka-chinguh-oh

Dismay interjection

ouch · yikes · oops · doh · crickets

Family

coinage, cash register, cha-ching

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G