kaching

Register drawer noise

Kaching imitates the sound of a cash register opening, representing money being made or spent.

It expresses excitement about financial gain or acknowledges something expensive: New contract signed—kaching!

The spelling varies: ka-ching, cha-ching.

Often used ironically when money flows the wrong direction: Another car repair, kaching.

sound

register

Record officially; vocal range

  • dingSmall surface imperfection
  • clinkSharp metallic ring
  • chimeMelodic bell sound

bell · jingle · till · drawer · coins · ringing · mechanical · slot-machine · jackpot · pinball

money

cash

Ready spending funds

wealth · profit · revenue · income · funds · windfall · payout · earnings · fortune · riches

winning

jackpot

Accumulated gambling prize

prize · payout · windfall · lottery · slot-machine · lucky · score · hit · payday · bonanza

commerce

sale

Exchange for payment

retail · e-commerce · shopping · payment · receipt · vendor · buyer · consumerism · spending · cart

Opposites
financial outcome

kachingbroke

Lacking any funds

bankrupt · loss · bust · in the red · deficit

sonic/emotional register

kachingcrickets

Jumping insects that chirp

silence · thud · sad trombone · womp womp · splat

sound/signal type

kachingsilence

Total lack of sound

crickets · nothing · dead air · whoosh

Family

cha-ching, ka-ching

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G