spot cash

Money right now

Spot cash is payment in currency at the moment of transaction—no credit, no checks, no delayed settlement.

The term emphasizes immediacy: They wanted spot cash for the car, no financing.

Common in business contexts where sellers want guaranteed funds on the spot.

informal

readies

Makes something prepared

bread · loot · wad · folding money · lucre · scratch · cabbage · cheddar · dinero

currency

banknotes

Paper currency notes

  • coinsMetal money units
  • dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
  • euroShared continental currency

bills · yen · pound · rupee · peso · franc · dirham · won · rand · real

transaction

full payment

Entire amount owed, delivered

receipt · invoice · retail · consumer · vendor · purchase · buying · sale · deal · merchandise

liquidity

liquid assets

Easily convertible wealth

bankroll · solvency · accessible funds · float

Opposites
payment timing

spot cashcredit

Recognition or payment deferral

installments · deferred payment · payment plan · layaway · buy now pay later

payment form

spot cashon account

Due to; because

charge account · store credit · on the cuff · credit terms · loan

Family

spot, cash, spots, spotted, spotting, spotter, spotless, spotty, cashed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G