| 单词 | cash |
| 例句 | I stuffed the cash into the pocket of my jeans, started for the door, and then paused. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’d make so much that I could buy my lunch using other kids’ money and keep the lunch money my mom gave me for pocket cash. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Got a basement full of them,” he replied just as quickly, and before Mom could offer another barter he said, “I wish I didn’t have to ask you for cash, but I do.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All the families who lived around the Tracks were tight on cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Among his family’s friends, however, encouragement was easier to come by than cash. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A bikini-clad woman/girl who looked about my age stood by a cash register. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z "Rik," Hamilton ordered, "you take the cash and car back to the hotel. Jack, you and I will move the boat. Let's go." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The extra cash tided them through the toughest months during the rest of the year. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It’s cash and a woman’s name from the ICE—Immigration and Customs Enforcement. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mom pours all the cash and change out of her wallet. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He ran down for them a history of other conservancy districts in the state which had effectively destroyed subsistence farmers by forcing them into cash economies where they could not compete. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She gives me the grocery cash and when I get home I push the receipt in her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My father, I thought, seemed more like a father and less like a brother with the three of them, offering them advice and slipping them cash when they needed it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “There’s a lot of Americans and rich Puerto Ricans who own vacation homes here. I take care of their houses for them. They pay in cash. Security, arranging for repairs, that kinda thing.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Either he didn’t buy anything or he paid cash.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-five hundred dollars in cash was waiting for him at the hotel. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth handed him a roll of mortal cash, and the driver decided not to argue. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "Hey, you over there. Come on from behind that counter and take this bucket. Don't you see ain't nothing in that cash register, that if it was I'd have it myself?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she cashed the check at the grocery store, where the man knew her, and put the money into the box Maybeth’s church shoes had come in. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a few changes of shirts, handkerchiefs and underwear in my duffel, about $200 in traveler’s checks and $20 in cash. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Only after Ptolemy guaranteed their return with an enormous cash deposit did they agree to lend the plays. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All that cash except for one ten, which I stuck in the inside band of a sweat-stained Miles City Mavericks cap I’d had forever. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The system, known as servi-cha, or service car, was invented in the late 1990s by government and military elites to milk cash from traders who needed to move themselves and their goods around the country. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “But I only have enough cash for me to eat.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He unwrapped a fried-egg sandwich for himself and brought over a mulberry leaf from the cash register drawer for Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z "Like you probably have a few gold watches in your pockets, and I have some wedding bands and rolls of cash." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I figure he must be good at his job, though, because he always has a lot of cash to spend on me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Don’t mix this up with another word from French, cache, which sounds like "cash" and means something like “stash.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I hand Shorty a wad of cash to cover the rent. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I picked up the envelope of cash and handed it to my mom. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Did you take out the cash, so he wouldn’t be insulted?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And in Southern California, a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department employee reported that deputies routinely planted drugs and falsified police reports to establish probable cause for cash seizures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Huge cash grants were made to those law enforcement agencies that were willing to make drug-law enforcement a top priority. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “No. But those Meyers and the man from the bank with his wife and daughters ” “He cashes my sight drafts,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He’d stolen a twelve-ounce bottle of beer, one bottle of Wild Irish Rose, two packs of Newport cigarettes, and about a hundred dollars in cash. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After each score Rik put the cash in a bank safe deposit box, and finally, after my constant begging, I was paid. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Check it out,” I said, “I’ll even leave the petty cash in your bag. I wouldn’t go nowhere without any money, right?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Her friend, who works at a clothing store, says she has cash. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I pull out the cash and hand it to him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well, that makes sense. I've never seen a two-year-old carry around much cash," I say with a casual smile. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He rings it up on the cash register. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Ty'ree had just cashed his check from the publishing company where he worked part-time, and Mama was filling out a money order for the rent. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Small business owners refused to cash checks of individuals who were crossing the picket line. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When they had finished, the contractor went over to pay them in cash. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He cashes it and tells us, All right, boys, go home and tell your mother I’ll be home in a few minutes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Each subcommittee handled a specific duty, such as obtaining five hundred cords of wood before winter set in, cleaning the streets, or distributing cash to those in need. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z "No, I reckon he couldn't have come by this much cash honestly." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z According to the most up-to-date rumors, the drug he ordered from the restaurant was crack and he was caught dipping into the cash register to pay for it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z West Virginia gave an annual college scholarship to the student who killed the most animals; other states freely distributed bounties and other cash rewards. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The thing was, I did have that kind of cash on me, right in my front pocket. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In desperation, he called the Times Boston bureau chief, asking him to hurry to the copy shop with six hundred dollars in cash. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Without cash, they were unable to hire carpenters and masons to rebuild their homes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z A video on “associate honesty” shows a cashier being caught on videotape as he pockets some bills from the cash register. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The impact of the disaster even reached Europe, where nearly one million dollars in cash was raised. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I close my hand around the cash, and it disappears, ready to be carried away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s got no cash, though. And no one talks without Red Chinese in their hands.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The arguments against it were good, the strongest being that Mr. Clutter’s aversion to cash was a county legend; he had no safe and never carried large sums of money. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fabiola, our father was making a drop for Q when he got shot in the back of his head. He wasn’t dealing or nothing. He just needed some extra cash, like everybody else around here.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z From a postcard rack near the cash register, he picked out two cards of a polar bear, on which he sent his final messages to Wayne Westerberg and Jan Burres from the university post office. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me just write you a cheque, just in case, you know? You don’t even have to cash it.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The phones have stopped ringing and Marie is cashing out the part-timers who came in to help. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Forget it! Are you crazy, Ben? The way I see it, we accidentally stepped into high cotton back there. This is a real chance to pick up a little cash dough.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a pack of matches tucked behind the cash register and lit the candles. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The mustached man was collecting cash and writing down names. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I had to add some cash too—quite a lot, in fact. This is a better ring, twenty-two-karat gold. Feel how heavy? Go on, feel it. No?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z One guy standing nearby pulled out his wallet and gave her some cash. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "Afterward Rik and I have to prepare the cash for shipment. I don't want to sail it over. We'll meet you back here for dinner." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Apparently I managed to climb out of the shopping cart on my own and start wandering the aisles, and Dad didn’t realize I wasn’t sitting in the cart until he reached the cash register. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z No one demanded any cash, they just took the dead man away. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse put his bedclothes back in the cash register drawer and came to sit beside Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure which of them looked more stunned as I took the Fleece letter jacket from Annabeth, tucked the cash into its pocket, and put it in Clarisse’s arms. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Penelope ignored the angry clerk who was scolding her for ruining the window display, pushed through the long line of customers waiting at the cash register, and raced outside to the street. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Before the train leaves, the gangsters roam the Tapachula depot, eyeing which migrants are buying food and where they stash their cash afterward. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I had borrowed several thousand dollars from Eric and had the cash in my purse. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hassan placed twenty-two dollars on the counter, which the girl promptly slid into a pocket of her shorts, flagrantly disregarding the cash register before her. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z As if she were one of the boss men who came down to watch the work and paid out cash bonus for good salvage. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Activist pastors from South Korean churches invented the escape trade in the late 1990s and early 2000s, hiring border operatives who greased the palms of North Korean guards with cash donated by parishioners in Seoul. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I think things are actually starting to pick up a bit. It’s gotta be the billboard. People see that baby elephant and they just have to stop and spend their hard-earned cash.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She put these down on the counter by the cash register. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When they discovered his new leather briefcase, they picked the lock and uncovered the enormous amount of cash he had stored inside. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He had not even looked for the cash drawer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And once when she let go of my hand to take her wallet out of her purse at the cash register, I started to slip away to look at the candy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not the one who lapped red cash out of Pyce’s hand.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z An older woman stands behind the cash register, ringing up customers and snapping paper bags open to stuff them with purchases. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Maybe you imagine a dude from the grounds crew with a mustache and those orange ear protectors counting a wad of cash at the bottom of the stairs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z If I left university, threw over my scholarship, he would not see his way clear to putting up the cash for anything else. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Have you noticed,” he said, “that Bunny’s had an awful lot of cash around the last two or three weeks?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Girl, when I found out I could sell it—that somebody would pay cold cash for it, you could have knocked me over with a feather.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to keep cash money in there. But not since I read bout somebody breakin’ in a store in Atlanta and cartin’ off the safe to blow up later. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Even when Shin mentioned that he had come from North Korea in conversation with ethnic Koreans he appealed to for food, cash, or work, he learned that he was nobody special. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z To get out of North Korea, more than half of the refugees said they paid cash to bribe officials or buy help from professional smugglers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Two blocks from school, drug dealers slip powder or pill packets to customers, stuffing cash into their pockets. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The best reading light in the Night of Joy was the small one on the cash register, so Jones went over to the bar and flipped it on. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s enough to pay off all our work debts. With that much cash you could set up scavenge on your own. Even buy Bapi’s light crew slot.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I caught my breath then quickly got the tube patch kit from the shelf and went up to the cash register. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Now he’s finally stable, and I wanted to get away so badly I didn’t think about the price tag. I’m blowing a lot of cash here I shouldn’t blow.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When it’s busy, I help out at the cash register. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He never would have guessed it contained $10,000 in cash. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Do anything just to make a little more cash? Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z CUT TO: A shot of open cash register. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing the Catholic stand on racism, I wondered if this shop might cash a Negro’s check. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo’s mess halls would not even help him store the cotton, and his warehousing costs skyrocketed and contributed to the devastating drain upon his cash reserves. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z While he went behind the counter to unlock the cash register, I walked over to the rack where the tablets and pencils were. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then I took a couple of the envelopes of cash from the pile of gifts and my watch, and tiptoed out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z L’Hôpital was so enthralled by the new mathematics that he persuaded Bernoulli to send him all Bernoulli’s new mathematical discoveries for the marquis to use as he desired, in return for cash. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I had been considerably rolled about in the streets of Shelt before someone had me carted off to the hospital, where I had arrived without papers, belongings, coat, shoes, or cash. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I hoped I’d have enough cash by the time my small intestine shriveled like an earthworm on hot pavement. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On one trip back to Boston, he asked Tom White to give him ten thousand dollars in cash, which he planned to smuggle into Haiti and turn over to the underground pacifist resistance. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I have no cash, as you can see,” said Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The rear half of the drawer was still inside the cash register. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the envelope up and showed me what was inside: cash. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I wait till the coast is clear and tuck the cash between my left arm and my rib cage, hidden by a layer of non- reflective flesh. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They are rewarded in cash—through drug forfeiture laws and federal grant programs—for rounding up as many people as possible, and they operate unconstrained by constitutional rules of procedure that once were considered inviolate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Not a chance. You make enough money tutoring after school. It’s my turn to earn some cash. Besides, I want to squeeze in some soccer practice afterward. Tryouts are next week, remember?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z By 2008, many North Korean defectors were so deeply in debt to the smugglers that the South Korean government changed the way it distributed cash support. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She plodded out from behind the meat counter and walked heavily down to the cash register at the front of the store. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Chester jumped into the cash register drawer, which was open as usual. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “My Nana sent me this. I can cash it on Monday no problem.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z For a great many climbers, the record shows, stealing time away from the daily grind has not been an insurmountable obstacle, nor has the hefty outlay of cash. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was shrewd too, never tempting arrest by carrying guns or cash. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I didn't want to flash the cash out in the open. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I may have to sell your pretty hair to a wig shop for cash.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Harlan carefully scraped together all the cash, patting it and tunking it softly until it was in a single neat stack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey was just tall enough to clear his face over the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some concert venues objected so much to this signature song being included in Holiday’s set that white staff would deliberately create noise with the cash tills or bottle crates while she was singing it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “But you are grounded, and not even cash can buy away your trouble,” she replied with resolve. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z You can also cash in your points at the Book Scavenger store for book-hunting supplies—or for more books, of course! Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My brain is humming like a cash register, totaling it up, making change. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Their cash register is broken. They have to ring everybody up the old-fashioned way: figuring it out on paper.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “And get it, too. You see, we cash in, ’cause nobody else is trying to.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She would show the clerk by the cash register the box when she paid for it, and he would never know she'd taken it off the shelf herself. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Apparently Papi had agreed to paint 1 IF and was to use the cash to buy the paint. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He saw Todd’s maps, Nasser’s cash, and the memory chips. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It contained her new driver’s license, social security card, work permit, and all the cash she had. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “He writes a letter and puts cash into the envelope. Then he seals it, registers it at the post office, and mails it.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, y’all in the clear, as long as you help pay back the cash,” I tell her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z There were no customers, and a fat old Vermonter with a naked woman tattooed on his forearm was leaning against the cash register, passing time with a kid who worked at the Mini-Mart next door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Down the road,” he said, not looking up from the cash register. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Should he have paid cash for the thousand head of hybrid cattle? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove directly to the grocery store and cashed a check for three hundred dollars, which was half of my savings. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then when her ready cash was gone, had come Who Flung to denounce his predecessor as a scoundrel and took up around the house himself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The hitch was we couldn't buy from the same supplier because, as Rik revealed, they had paid the Moroccans in counterfeit American cash and didn't want to risk dealing with them again. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “The next award is given to the highest score in the onstage-interview competition. And surprisingly, we have a tie! The winners will each receive a fifty-dollar cash award sponsored by Bamberger’s.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I head for the Hill View, which wants a $60 cash deposit. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Asked me to forget the calculator. I'll send the check anyway. If he chooses not to cash it, that's his lookout. But I think it'll draw a line under the affair.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Watches, jewelry, cash—you’d be amazed by the things that turn up in cup holders and glove compartments. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We met the next morning and I signed the deed in his car and he gave me the cash. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter must have just cashed her check from county welfare. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The judge posted bail at two million and his boys ran down to court and paid it in cash. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Convinced that an untapped market of dreamers existed with ample cash but insufficient experience to climb the world’s great mountains on their own, Hall and Ball launched an enterprise they christened Adventure Consultants. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z If any item cannot be recovered and returned, Mr. Bauer and I will guarantee its full value to you in cash.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked through the cash register drawer, in every compartment, and then pulled the drawer out completely. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will be in a museum someday once she dies. She’s sick so it won’t be long before I cash in.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An idea was one thing, but backed up with cash it was quite another. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Wes watched as, across the street, a young man no older than sixteen pulled out a wad of cash, held together by a rubber band, and began showing it off to a friend. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At the police station, he is strip-searched, and an unlikely collection of items, including cash, a compass, a pocket- knife, and a newspaper clipping of Lincoln’s second inaugural address, are found in his pockets. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They paid cash, no questions asked, and preserved particularly interesting bits of diseased viscera in large clear bottles. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When I arrived at the store, nobody was there except a lady at the front cash register. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He had no cash reserves, and no people he could turn to who did. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z First of all, she needed cash, and the banks were all closed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “So, I should pay for all this,” I say, following him to a cash register, where a young girl is smacking bubble gum and filing her nails. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Ten minutes before we closed, I picked up the cheapest laptop BJ’s offered, came to a hundred and eighty bucks cash with my employee discount. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She had four passports, four driver’s licenses, three wigs, several thousand dollars in cash, and a credit card number belonging to Forrest Smith-Martin that would do for buying plane tickets. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Krogh handed over the cash, enough to cover airfare, hotel, two rental cars, special equipment, and payment for Barker’s crew. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This was to get “cash money,” a thing that all Texans were short of in those years right after the Civil War. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z With Booth dead, and his chief accomplices under arrest, awaiting trial, it was time to cash in. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bank’s dire need for cash to keep it afloat, everyone became a potential pawn, even its best, most loyal customers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches into his pocket and finds twenty dollars in cash. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Miles nudged the wad of cash toward me with an index finger. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She knew as well as Lyddie and Charles that they could never have managed without the cash money those calves brought in. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I hand them their six pizzas and they take a drunken collection for cash, but can’t count it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Saloon keepers cashed paychecks, supplied a mailing address for immigrants who had not yet found a permanent home, and, in many places, provided a place to sleep for five dollars a night. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The committee could not stop the evictions, but they did attempt to assist renters with small cash advances. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I cashed in a savings bond left: to me by my grandmother and used the money to buy what I hoped would be enough speed to get me through the month. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I don’t finish my side work or pick up my credit card tips, if any, at the cash register or, of course, ask Joy’s permission to go. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He hired me on the spot for forty dollars a week, in cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We decided to create the Cookie Monster Cash relief jar so we could have cash in case of emergencies. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They made it known that it wasn’t a fair fight: the drug dealers were armed with state-of-the-art weapons and a bottomless supply of cash. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He took home substantial prizes: a new encyclopedia to replace the outdated one, a new writing desk, a cash prize, a savings bond. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I went around behind the counter and I saw Mr. Nesbitt on the floor—there was blood everywhere—and the cash register was open. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z This is where I cash in my chips. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In his pocket was a roll of cash that he quickly dispersed to beggars, an act that Farmer didn’t find objectionable but which he nonetheless deemed insufficient. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The lawyers, who were still bickering over the money, cashed the check to pay themselves instead of using it as evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He used his right foot to drive, and most people did, so he guessed the left foot didn't bring in as much cash in a settlement. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “That will be all right with me. Go to the house and get your things. Then come back to the kitchen. I have money in the cash register.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She cleaned apartments and worked for a catering company, both for cash. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His other instructions: When guards ask for identification, give them a few cigarettes and a package of crackers, along with small amounts of cash. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She turned back around and stomped to the cash register. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As soon as I closed it, there was a sound like a cash register. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I can get more cash for Lidia and Penny at another ATM or the bank, when it opens. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were still talking about pen-and-ink portraits and couldn't understand my desire to drag a heavy cash register through the forest. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Picture all the student participation I haven’t been able to drum up over the years cashing in at the same time—with interest. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Rain used cash to buy supplies for the commune, but I’d never even held a dollar bill in my hand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Jule got hired to work for cash at a storefront gym in a strip mall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They promise you cash, and spin it so good you get stars in your eyes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She’d been close to saying yes, desperate for cash and terrified of the slavers who patrolled the streets. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “In fact,” Papa wound up, “all we lack having a tight tail-holt on the world is a little cash money. And we can get that at Abilene.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z How we could somehow cheat and either make a fistful of cash or a closet full of clothes suddenly appear. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Their attention was now focused on the black cash- box, which the young man had placed on the table, and was now in process of unlocking. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna spent most of the cash in the envelope and bought biscuits and toffees in shiny wrappers from a woman who traded behind enemy lines, but Baby only nibbled at them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps because he could no longer tolerate his downtrodden life, living off his mother’s checks and receiving just an occasional trickle of cash from here or there, Bobby wanted to get back to the game...desperately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When a crowd of drunk guys barged in talking about beer and burgers, Jule put some cash on the counter to pay for her food and then slid into the kitchen. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Then with the next swing he hit the cash register.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The cash register had one drawer, which was always open. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The report later turned up in a golf bag owned by Councilman Bruce Grandy, along with an envelope containing approximately $4,500 in cash. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To his amazement, China was a place where even dogs seemed well fed, and if he ran low on cash to buy food, he begged. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She had “an itchy foot,” William joked, “and the cash to assuage the itch.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Their analysis revealed that, following each visit to the Soviet embassy, Ames had made a large cash deposit into one of his accounts. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, Mr. Nagahachi tells the captain he’ll buy the whole fish for sixteen dollars a pound, cash or certified check. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Now it languished on a high shelf, under a box full of cash register tapes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The money in her cash box was meant to help Robin through college. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice’s husband was a paymaster, a man whose job it was to hand out wages to employees of the former government, and the men at the door wanted whatever cash he could get. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The cash register is right across from the entrance, so I see his father right away. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He tallied $80,000, then added the cash from his money belt. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I guess being a good neighbor is better than cash,” I said brightly, trying to be charming. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I did the ordering and the inventory and he upgraded the accounting system, brought in new electric cash registers, streamlined the vendors—modernized it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z By sundown, when the stores were closing, their pockets were filled with cash and the car was heaped with salable, pawn- able wares. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifty dollars should be safe through at least Harrisburg, and once there, I’ll take my mom’s ATM card out and get some more cash. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z People also stationed themselves on Rael’s porch because that was where the mail came in, and it was also where the various government checks that arrived by mail were cashed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t count the money, but because Oz was translucent, we could see our cash accumulating inside when we held him up to the light. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t cash any checks of any kind,” she said firmly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There had to be some way to cash in on Jake’s newfound gift. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Papa had taken some of his cash and bought a bag of rice at the black market in Hiroshima. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She kept damp cash in her bodice, which she tied tightly around her chest to flatten her unchristian breasts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tall counter with a cash register on it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I need to send all this cash to Minneapolis,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Still and all, he got better terms at the store than most, on account of my daddy, and Papa helped out some with cash money. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In Chicago, there was cash in your pocket and a steady stream of new job openings if the current one wasn’t working out. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After he had paid the Angolans two thousand pounds in cash, she told him that they had given her only five hundred pounds. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Dicey looked at her grandmother, glad because it meant her grandmother was thinking of putting in a cash crop, to repay herself the money she’d spent on the Tillermans. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Rock wished me luck on trying to find the cash, but I’m not having any luck at all. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He was glad to leave the kitchen and take his stand by the cash register again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Apparently they were better than cash in Italy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She screws up her mouth as she jabs at the cash register. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That sudden drain on the nickel-plated cash register lopsided our financial stability. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the house in Mooers Forks where he boarded, D. S. Hays, noticed Mudgett often displayed large sums of cash. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Richardson, the story alleged, knew that Seabiscuit was being held back and tried to take advantage of it to steal the race so he could cash in on a $1,500 bet on Ligaroti. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an old inmate joke, as they were forbidden to have cash. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was at the bank in November, just to deposit checks from clients and withdraw cash for the week. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Countless similar oddities result from our conventional ways of measuring, reporting, and com paring periodic quantities, whether they be the monthly cash flow of a government or the regular daily fluctuations in body temperature. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The crackhead protests a bit, but then he takes the money because he’s a crackhead and it’s cash and crack is all about the now. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He borrowed heavily to buy himself three sheep, and the bottom dropped out of the wool market the very year he had had enough wool to think of it as a cash crop. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sure, he’d have to create a convincing lie about how he came by so much money, but when his parents saw all that cash, they wouldn’t question him too hard. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Jinjoo watched as the son stepped out and handed the driver a large wad of cash. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She nodded in the direction of Papa, who was over by the cash register. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z What she had was their clothes, the Greyhound tickets, and $1,600 in cash. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa emptied his wallet and shoved some cash into the floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Each held a chicken under one arm, or a small bit of cash in hand as a gift for their great leader. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But in fact, as we say in the trade, he’s all cashed up. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “We need cash money, plus some stuff from the yard.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I think he’s some kind of security guard downtown. There’s only the two of them, so I don’t think they’re hard up for cash. But no one takes care of the place.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t care whether you stole this; I have the money and you have the goods, we do business,” the man told us as he handed Mambu a wad of cash. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But periodic attempts to discipline bribe takers, restrict market activities, force servi-cha vehicles off the road, and confiscate cash were met with widespread resistance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Yes, a hundred dollars. Or fifty-five one way. But your mom or dad don’t have to pay in cash. We accept credit cards.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z As a European cyclotron center, it would be joined by Frederic Joliot’s lab in Paris, Bohr’s in Copenhagen, and then, miraculously, by the Cavendish, which in 1936 found itself “wallowing in cash” from two windfalls. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And I said, “No I can’t. And also I need to know where there is a cash machine.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was not ready to leave because she had disliked me for a long time and she was now cashing in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “We were talking about the game today, and how his TV had conked out, and one thing led to another. He had the cash, I had the TV, and the rest is history.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then there were rackets like the Klan’s Death Benefit Association, which sold insurance policies to Klan members and accepted only cash or personal checks made out to the Grand Dragon himself. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z My money was running low so I decided to cash some traveler’s checks before leaving. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Letters and phone calls from him indicated that he was doing well on the practice field, but needed frequent cash infusions to keep his wardrobe up to college standards. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We tore through ribbons of ripped shower curtains, the body lotion, the bleach, to the line of cash registers at the front of the store. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z At the end of every two weeks, Roberto got a check from the Santa Maria school district, which he cashed to buy groceries and other necessities. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Well, she could sell the car, take out a bank loan, pay him back—in cash. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Either of you have any cash then?” the guy said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I gaze out at the huge sign that makes humans stop and spend their hard-earned cash. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I can’t help but stare at the three twenties and one ten, and remember the pile of cash that she gave me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “He visits once every month or two. He brings cash with him, not a lot, but better than nothing at all.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Supporting the scrawny bonobo bum with one hand, I pulled the cash out of my pocket and handed it to the man. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of it actually was leftover Grasshopper cash, but there was no need to point that out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I close the cash jar and open the refrigerator. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grayson continued, “‘The winning piece for the entire state is awarded a cash prize of twenty-five dollars and publication of the story.’” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The moment he had the cash in his hand. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Even from the front of the restaurant, where he was watching the cash register, Zannikos realized something was wrong and rushed back to break it up. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The pile was growing there: a Polaroid camera, a transistor radio, an elaborate electric train set—and several sealed envelopes containing cash. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He gave cash bonuses for the top five people registering the most voters each month, bonuses for pledged future votes, bonuses for signing up immigrants for naturalization. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I handed Mr. Newman an envelope with the last of my money—$5,700 in cash. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z One evening when we got home after work, we discovered that someone had broken in our house and stolen our cash. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Dell hung around the cash register trying to be relevant. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z If I’m wondering who pilfered the petty cash, it’s more reassuring to hear Not Jones; he’s an honest man than Not Jones; he’s a very honest man. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You haven’t cashed the check or returned the papers. I wanted to be nice about this, Rose. I can get someone to officially serve the papers, you know.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thing I passed was an ATM that let you get your cash in fives, tens, or twenties. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z William Lombardy, disagreed, however: “Yes, Fischer betrayed chess and everybody. But he’s still magic, and can do a lot for the game. Bobby and Boris are finally cashing in. I don’t begrudge them that.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Dang, man,” Leo grumbled, “I just spent all my cash on homemade explosives and whatnot.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Anyway, it was alright. Just worked the counter most of the morning, learned how their whole cash system works and how to make about half of the drinks.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I also had several thousand pounds in cash. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Math was my specialty—you spend enough time at the cash register and you learn to love numbers, because each and every one means dollars and cents, and enough of those mean business is booming. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Many of the miners, especially those from Thembuland, treated Justice as a chief and greeted him with gifts of cash, the custom when a chief visited a mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had occasionally made large cash deposits into his checking account—far more money than he earned from his salary at the CIA. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In third grade I began to sum up our grocery bill in my head, silently write it down and hand it over, faster than Delma Royce could total it on her cash register. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Brannon stood behind the cash register as usual, his arms folded over his chest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Or the college kid who deals drugs out of his dorm room so that he’ll have cash to finance his spring break? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Familiar shelves: the ones they’d been so surprised to see that Mom had stocked with cans of food and shoeboxes full of cash. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Do you have some cash to give him, too?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Lacking sufficient cash to buy him with, I had to spend my reputation. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Strange that he doesn’t turn to the cash register. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason may not be the greed of the movie industry in cashing in on the first film’s popularity, but simply another instance of regression to the mean. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been startled, when she first saw the listing in the real estate section of the paper, to realize she could afford the down payment in cash. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She handed the cash over to Rondell and signed his clipboard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Not long after, Jerome's friend arrived with the money and we were all relieved and happy as we counted out the cash. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And there was only one place in New England where a girl could get a good cash wage for her work—and that was in Lowell, in the mills. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “As I keep the cash,” Mr. Wemmick observed, “we shall most likely meet pretty often. Good day.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “If you turn it in for cash now, you’ll only get fifty-two dollars. If you hold on to it, in just a few years it will be worth a hundred dollars.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As was all of the cash Dad left us for emergencies. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Similarly, in Louisiana, journalists reported that Louisiana police engaged in massive pretextual stops in an effort to seize cash, with the money diverted to police department ski trips and other unauthorized uses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I get my cash bag ready to cash out and scribble my total on a napkin so I don’t forget it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I reached swiftly between the mattress and box spring to grab the knotted old sock that contained my secret cash hoard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sure she’d make a passing fine washwoman. I shall expect full payment, in cash.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The grandmother escaped with the loose cash and did not return to help. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after, I started my businesses at school, and I’ve been secretly adding cash to the jar ever since. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I liked to look at the advertisements in the mail-order catalogues he kept by the cash register. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Benji had hoped to see piles of cash on the table. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Crab pulled a wad of cash from his pocket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I need to turn it in for cash.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He bought the guitar on the spot and paid fifteen dollars cash. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Dad devised an ingenious way to come up with extra cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And then, since he had gone mute again: “But he did say you were short on cash, that he had to pay the rent and stuff. Is that right?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Having reserved his limited cash for the cigarettes and snacks he gave to border guards, he had eaten little in recent days. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z TOC was restocking some beef jerky sticks while Lindsey sat on the stool behind the counter reading a celebrity magazine, her bare feet up on the counter beside the cash register. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There are a possible twenty-one points in the speed round, and a perfect score earns a cash bonus of twenty-one hundred dollars. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There are no cash registers, but a mile away, in the neighboring village, there's a butcher, a baker, a post office, a hardware store, and a small grocery. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s a thick wad of cash clasped inside a sleek silver money clip sitting right there. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She ate the last bites of their burgers and their forgotten fries and the stubs of their pickles for dinner and folded all the cash into her jeans pocket. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But I turned away so that I would not see what Gimpy rang up on the cash register. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Obinze handed over two hundred pounds, all in twenty-pound notes that he had taken out of the cash machine over two days. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Lana Lee had gone on a shopping trip, her first one in a long time, locking the cash register loudly and w'arningly before leaving. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From that day on, Roberto hid the cash inside a chipped ceramic bust of Jesus Christ that we had found in the public dump. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Janice was already up at the cash register paying the check. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow she got her envelope of cash and stumbled over to Señor Fidencio’s truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Vagabonds with a bit of cash could travel toward China without attracting attention. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He explained that one reason a person in his position kept his money in cash was for the possibility, however remote, that he would be stopped, questioned, detained—or deported. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He reached into his cash drawer and pulled out two twenty- dollar bills and put them down on the desk. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about twenty thousand boxes and Leon paying cash in advance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen Mama bring cash to the office before, lots of times. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Before going I would raise cash inside by selling medical supplies. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Everything, including us paying back the petty cash, would be ruined. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It turned out that he had used inferior materials, siphoning the remaining cash into his personal bank account. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I pocket the cash and tell Rock thanks. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Twenty-four hours to pony up the cash, or next time we meet, there’ll be a bullet hole in you.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no need to tell Coach about their plan, unless they raised enough cash. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Fat Frankie peels a dollar off his impressive cash roll and tucks it in under the windshield wiper alongside mine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was too busy cowering behind her cash register. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I opened it and checked on the cash and five kilos of hash I had taken as a tip. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then she asked the clerk where she could buy a car for cash. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I’d cry when the store was empty, holding up the rolls beneath the cash register. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had removed the cash drawer so that it wouldn’t be endlessly launching itself into his midsection; the simplicity of his solution pleased him too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Still at meal-times the place was usually full and he saw hundreds of acquaintances every day as he stood guard behind the cash register. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He dropped the cash back into the metal case. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He went into exile in Nigeria, was indicted for war crimes by the United Nations, and was eventually captured in an SUV stashed with cash and heroin on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The skeptical, reticent owner doesn’t say a word as he adds the bill on the cash register. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When they worked together he stayed behind the cash register and looked after the kitchen and the tables, as was their custom. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Inside were fresh clothes for all of us, twenty bucks in cash, a pouch full of golden drachmas, and a bag of Double Stuf Oreos. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Cash will be fine. Make it out to cash,” I found myself saying. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We knew that we were being cheated, but we never had enough cash to buy in any other way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t keep any cash around here, do you?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I place the envelope of cash on the kitchen counter when she leaves the room. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I confessed that I was a bit low, and instantly an aide came back with an envelope containing four hundred dollars in cash. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Julie Hopper yelled from the front of the store, “Patrick! Be my cash machine? I only have two bucks.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He lunged at her, demanded her cash to replenish his stash of powdered death. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, like an underworld courier delivering a bag of ill-gotten cash, the modern traveler must steal out of Athens in the dark, and slip into Alexandria when nobody is watching. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z They worked twelve-hour days six days a week for $200 cash and meals and all the fruit and vegetables we couldn’t or wouldn’t sell; it was the typical arrangement. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do you want cash, or do you want to buy anything?" How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Not once would I see a three-legged toad, though; you need strings of cash to bait them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nasser had tried to explain the cash he had in his knapsack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Piled in front of him were stacks of cash and tally sheets from the gambling boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They didn’t see, in short, the seeds of the city’s destruction—its second destruction—because they were part of it, too, all these people coming from everywhere to cash in on Henry Ford’s five-dollar-a-day promise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The worst news was that the crime-scene technicians had found something unusual in the charred rubble of the casino boat—a fireproof, waterproof lockbox that was packed with cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He filled the gas-tank at the Amoco, and asked the bored woman at the cash register where the best bar in the area was—somewhere that he could get something to eat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The teller gave the Chinese guy a bag of cash, he gave it to the guy in the car, and soon after he was arrested while still waiting for his bus. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Margaret never cashed the check, and things never got much better. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Thus it did not seem prudent to cash my checks, which were still sent to Copenhagen at the beginning of each month. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mom gets seven words out of seven every time, and wins the cash bonus. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z If the local horses were clearly inferior to his, he’d talk their owners into betting all of their cash. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I never considered it bragging—I just think a lot of people were amazed to be more flush with cash than they ever imagined they would be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And if 1 cashed it, he might later say the amount was the whole settlement. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The word on the street was that Cassie went to Big Joe and got the cash she needed to get her husband out of jail. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we hit rock bottom, Elisabet somehow discovers a little cash in her purse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that the people my dad arranged for me to live with—the Bacon family—were desperate for extra cash. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z ‘You live a fine life. Just standing behind a cash register. Just standing with your hand open.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He stood in the long line at the cash register waiting to pay. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “But this business of his is a cash cow, I’m telling you. Listen. This is how I got it figured ...” What luck! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I counted out half of it and held the cash out for Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She pays us that and a bonus, which makes my Super Bowl total $185 cash, plus the eight bucks an hour I’ll get in my next paycheck. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, I never see anything sold, since sales take place out of my sight, at the cash registers at the front of the store. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Never more than a few hundred, maybe a thousand rand at a time, but it was all cash on hand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Stomping through the front door in a pair of unmatching shoes, she made for the cash register. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to the Cookie Monster jar and drop in the cash. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A vaguely familiar kid with sunglasses and a smirk on his face is hovering near the cash register. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He wrote that they started with £573 in the bank and £36 cash in hand. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen such a wad of cash in my life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll open them for Bodega, don’t worry. He like gives them crazy cash. It’s a waste of money if you ask me, kid.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z A repair person arrived to fix the store’s cash register. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The man slowly rings up each item on an antique cash register and then places it in a paper bag. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She pulled the cash and stuffed it into her pocket. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The cash register pinged, and the drawer banged out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If he declined Trip’s offer, Frank figured he would offend the guy and end up as sorghum or wheat or some other cash crop. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He’d started out earning petty cash by ironing and rubber-banding wrinkled money from dice games, and then moved up in the organization. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He seemed mildly content as he checked his phone and traded a few words with the old man ringing him up at the cash register. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was at the cash register, paying for something, but he was staring at us while he was handing his money to the clerk. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “My grandfather said to give you this. That’s all the cash he has right now. He said to tell you thanks. He’d come out himself, but he doesn’t want to leave her.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The girl gave him his cash back, and put the purchase on the card, and then gave him the card receipt and took his cash, then returned the cash and took a different card. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I carried the book over to the clerk waiting at the cash register. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The sound of the empty cotton sacks dragging over the floor and the murmurs of waking people were sliced by the cash register as we rang up the five-cent sales. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam pressed his finger to his lips and waved me forward, his eyes scanning the dark fleet of identical cash registers in front of us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Inside was an impressive sum of cash and a brief note: Perhaps you will find it convenient to receive a portion of your salary prior to going shopping— with thanks for your service & c., The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I shook my hand loose and started to the back of the store. He caught me at the cash register...” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Eccentric souls with too much money in their pockets and far too much time on their hands, they had blown thick wads of cash on preposterous machines called automobiles. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the vegetarian diner a couple of blocks from the church, the place with chill music, hemp bagels and petitions at the cash register. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z And since there was nothing overtly suspicious about it—“Children of folks who lived through the Depression are known for keeping large amounts of cash where they can see it,” the detective said. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He admitted to destroying evidence and arranging “hush money” to be funneled from the White House to Hunt and Liddy—cash in exchange for their silence. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I move for the cash register, where Joel assists me again. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Lorena takes the stack of cash from her purse and waves it at her. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Leave cash or drachmas to pay, whatever you’ve got, but this is an emergency. I’ve got a feeling were going to have a lot more people to treat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Journalists and investigators have documented numerous other instances in which police departments have engaged in illegal shakedowns, searches, and threats in search of forfeitable property and cash. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He’d know that the man behind the cash box would turn him down, but on a good day, a man eating at the counter might buy him a sandwich and a cup of coffee. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Torrents of AEC cash would soon be on their way, transforming the old air station. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At the fair’s turnstiles even Holmes could not escape paying cash. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We spent several shining days picking them and were paid in cash for it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easy to watch the figures on the cash register, then hand over paper money and pocket the change. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Mam wants to cash it but she can’t go far from the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I tell him I am new to the area and employed but need some immediate food aid or cash assistance. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z North Korea has no oil, and its economy has never been able to generate enough cash to buy sufficient fuel or food on the world market. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z One of them is counting a pile of cash on the coffee table. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Debussy, in Paris, cashed in on the popularity of cakewalk piano rags, with his ‘Golliwogg’s Cakewalk’ of 1908 - which incidentally also includes a jokey musical quotation from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Roan was one of the full-bloods whose financial allowance had been officially curtailed, and he had often asked Hale to advance him cash. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Much of it came from poorly paid state functionaries whose livelihoods depended on using police and administrative authority to extract cash from upstart capitalists. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She paid with the card and got cash from a machine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Watching him, though, I thought how easy it would be to swipe all that cash late one night and bury it out back until my time was up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The bellowing, distressed cows lumbered among the stumps until they were exhausted and stopped giving the milk that was the farm’s principal cash product. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The boy’s very presence in the shop was an omen, and, as time passed and money was pouring into the cash drawer, he had no regrets about having hired the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the leather petty-cash envelope out of my pocket and counted the cash up in my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I gave the envelope filled with checks and cash to Ms. Sandnes for safekeeping before I went to change into play clothes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Paid fireworks cash for our two gallons and bought three bottles of strawberry milk while we were at it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z First, after consulting Mr. Nielsen, I move the magazines to the front, near the cash register. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The other end of the room boasts the concessions: glass-paneled and red-topped popcorn machines, shelves stacked with boxes of candy, empty plastic cups piled between the cash registers and soda fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In its report the company stated its determination to "maximize the cash generated by TEL as its usage continues to phase down around the world." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z All we had left was the hustle, and we hustled even harder, taking the bit of cash we had on hand and trying to double it, buying this to flip it for that. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If the woman in the Catholic Book Store had not cashed my traveler’s check, I might have been reduced to the same thing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And I thought it might be best to pay for my hotel with cash, too. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Juanita threw the cash on the dashboard and turned away to look out the window at the tall desiccated trees that seemed to loom over us as we drove on. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A bus drove past, dusty and yellow; it looked like one of those campaign buses that politicians used to tour rural areas and give out rice and cash to villagers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “They needed the cash,” he tells Mami when she’s paying the bills and worries that there’s not enough in the bank to cover them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Our people had lived off the land and counted on cotton-picking and hoeing and chopping seasons to bring in the cash needed to buy shoes, clothes, books and light farm equipment. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was carrying a fortune in cash so I kept my eyes sideways and down, on the fumy river of loud trucks and slow tankers flowing underneath us. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He doubted she had any cash on her, but when she got to the hotel she could probably call somebody to come down and pay the driver. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Clutter said that was all the cash he had, and explained he always did business by check. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls out his wallet and hands the bartender some cash. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z ‘Okay,’ they said, and paid me in cash without any argument. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The parrot arrives, flapping up from far below, and sits on the cash register. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You remember that I had a cash-flow problem then and instead of paying you cash I started an account for you under my own name because you’re too young to have an account.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z At first I think maybe she is passing through to get to the other side of this crowded store, but she sets her items down on the cash register counter. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They rush to the post office to cash the money orders so they can shop and show the world their good fortune on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In the beginning, Feldman left behind an open basket for the cash, but too often the money vanished. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z When the cash ran out, he’d work on them until they had staked practically everything they owned, right down to their horse blankets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Steven’s mother has had to take a leave of absence from her job to take care of Jeffrey, so just when their need is greatest, half of their cash flow is gone. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When you got enough Bible bucks, you could cash them in for a prize. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z At quarter to three, Lou Epstein banged open the lower cash drawer and counted the big bills into a brown envelope. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Regular rate. Nine bucks a week. Plus a fifty-cent key deposit. Strictly cash. Strictly in advance.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z With a tiny cash box in hand, she’d squeeze by me, agonizingly close, to change some of my bills. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Old customers came in with sad faces and talked with him a few minutes by the cash register before giving their orders. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Suddenly, police departments were capable of increasing the size of their budgets, quite substantially, simply by taking the cash, cars, and homes of people suspected of drug use or sales. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He could see the shape it would take—impossible, absurd, and requiring a serious chunk of cash. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It might start with Mom mentioning how short we were on cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When Chester had had as much as he wanted, Mario wrapped what was left in a piece of wax paper and put it inside the cash register. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z On the mantel I saw a framed photograph of Aaron from years ago, resting on top of some cash. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I’d like to see a jailbait vagrant like you trying to get the cops to believe you, especially when I tell them you been dipping into my cash register.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother didn’t argue about it, either, which made me think there must have been a good reason for steering clear of that cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “As much biryani as we can have,” I said, handing over our cash to the vendor. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe Enrique is dead, and the smugglers are trying to cash in. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It’s probably the match to the sock I use to store my cash. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z They come out of Tariq's room waving a bunch of cash in an evidence bag. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The two girls don’t even look at the cashier when they hand her their cash for lunch. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The register got forced open and all the cash taken. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pastors again offered petty cash but no work or lodging. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After all, what would an uneducated black woman do with the extra cash? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “As for the rest,” Styx suggested, “why don’t we stash the wagon at your place, and I’ll hang on to the cash.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Dozens of watches ticked away in the counter behind the cash register. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I could collect a monthly check for the rest of my life or take a one-time cash payment. I took the cash payment. You never know about tomorrow.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “They won’t be every day, man. Plus, you don’t make money like this at Cluck Bucket,” I joked, pulling the wad of cash from my pocket again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He took the groceries and rang them up on the cash register. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For him, our life was as simple as paying in cash and sticking the receipt in your breast pocket: we had the Lord’s protection, he said, because we came to Africa in His service. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood behind the cash register, and his face contracted and hardened as he tried to recall the things that had happened during the night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “He did say he lost his ATM card. Maybe he’s having trouble getting the cash together.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But it was hard to tell whether the sound came from behind the alarm clock, or from the Kleenex box, or from the cash register drawer. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There was regular jet service to Petersburg, but the sum of my liquid assets amounted to a 1960 Pontiac Star Chief and two hundred dollars in cash, not even enough for one-way airfare. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Soviets had spies inside various factories—Americans who were will- ing to secretly share information with the Russians, in exchange for cash. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop dug into his pocket, then opened his palm to show Crab the cash he had just given him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Lyddie fetched the coins for the postage from their almost empty cash box. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed Finnegan’s Magic 8 Ball from behind the cash register. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A Western Union man is standing at the cash register in his blue uniform and black-brimmed cap. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Not a lot, but it’s cash, so you can spend it right away for milk or gas or whatever. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I'm accountable for all the cash of an evening. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Elinor asked at the cash desk which was the best hotel in town. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My father would come each week, collect my disk, and exchange it for cash. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s first suspicion was that the cricket had sneaked out and smuggled all the money from the cash register into the cage. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They made him unlock the cash register, despite he said it was empty, and it was empty. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z All I heard was the number—ten thousand dollars, cash. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And that was why I came up with our new plan, how me and Rondell were gonna get money and replace what we took from the petty cash, send it back to the Lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Lou Epstein, the oldest, shortest, and baldest of the three Epstein brothers, barely looked up from the cash register when Alfred entered the store. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One was from Martin’s, the department store at the Pagoda Mall, where, at best, I’d be stuck behind a cash register all day, swiping cards and saying “Debit or credit?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When he walked us to the car, balancing on his crooked walking stick made from a tree branch, Kevin came out of the car and greeted him, then handed him a slim wad of cash. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Daddy used to have a hard time working steady, so that meant that my parents’ cash was never steady. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “We’re low on cash, but we can offer you a trade.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The cash register was then on his left and the abacus on his right. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tariq had the genius idea that if we talked to some neighbors and got them to hold their cans and bottles for us, we wouldn't have to rummage and it'd be guaranteed cash. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Bookkeeping turns everything into a notional cash value, even though you do not actually know if you will ever sell it or what you will get for it if you do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I drop some cash into a plastic donations container and wait for Rufus to pay his way in. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Bailey and I lay the coins on top of the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to cash a traveler’s check,” I said, smiling. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand—glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Opening the cash register, Milton gave me a stack of quarters to use in the jukebox. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And he occasionally carried out strong-arm tactics for the cops and their allies, who either paid him in hard cash for his trouble, or else sometimes in confiscated hard drugs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want them two girls. I need the help. We’ll pay cash.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the cash register I found twenty dollars, a few golden drachmas, and some packing slips for Hermes Overnight Express, each with a little leather bag attached for coins. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I bent over and gathered up the spilled cash. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z But the Doctorita’s words must shame him because he decides to use his spare time making extra cash. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I paid cash, but I needed spending money, so I got a work-study job at the school. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z You can also cash in your points at the Book Scavenger store for book-hunting supplies—or for more books, of course! Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Belle asked, once I had settled into my folding chair next to the cash register to read. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Twice, he rang up wrong totals and had to call Jake over to unlock the cash register and correct the receipt roll. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She pressed buttons on an old wooden cash register. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Selling junk for petty cash, our menial jobs, our grimy apartment—the American version of a hut; maybe in America, when Baba looked at me, he saw a little bit of Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was Mr. Clutter’s billfold, and he never did carry cash. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The tank worked on the same principle as a sliding cash drawer in a teller’s window. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he was gainfully employed by SNCC, had no outstanding debts and had plenty of cash in his wallet when arrested, the charge was groundless and, after a trial, had to be dropped. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z So I reached into my pocket for some cash. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The cash value of these slaves, at a moderate estimate, is two billion dollars. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z So today is the first time I'm spending any of my cash. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z On paydays, Mom took us kids down to the big bank across from the courthouse to cash the check. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z An old tin petty cash box was hidden under a removable floorboard beneath her bed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We could see one employee reading a magazine behind the cash register. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And, Mama argued, we needed the education to go along with our cash. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped into a room with a view of the clerk’s counter, where she saw Tracy signing papers and sliding them back to the clerk, then handing over cash for bail—$759.50 in exact change. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He usually stood in the corner by the cash register, his arms folded over his chest, quietly observing all that went on around him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He went on to tell us about how he stole cash from birthday cards. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In a rush he added a carton of apple juice and hurried toward the cash register. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Can you take us to Davis Square? I have cash,” I said, hoping he wouldn’t ignore me because I was a kid. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z How Grandma collected ideas from everywhere, everyone, even left the bible open on the counter next to the cash register in her dress shop so all her customers could write in their batshit hogwash too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z All the bills were facing the same way, so that the eyes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton were all looking at Evan as he counted out the cash. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Now that police departments were suddenly flush with cash and military equipment earmarked for the drug war, they needed to make use of their new resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The best part of the whole day, though, was when my gramps’s friend came back to the shed twenty minutes later and handed us seventy-five bucks each, cash. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I just cashed the check yesterday and put the money in my wallet. I didn’t spend any. My wallet was in the top drawer.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles gave the kid something thin and gold and got a handful of cash in return. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes he asked the manager, one of Momma’s girlfriends, to keep an eye on us, and he went to the cash advance place next door. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z If the race-fixing conspirators could stop Seabiscuit, they could take advantage of the other horses’ long odds, cash in huge bets, and disappear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama was gathering up her blue metal cash box and getting her crates of jams and jellies and baskets ready to go. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He borrowed $311 from the Bank of America, using his car as collateral for the loan, and persuaded his wife to give him $15 in cash from her purse. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z I wasn’t too panicked, since I’d actually never seen the money after the first few weeks, when I had crammed wads of cash into my pockets. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Nigro gave or loaned him books, and Regina permitted him to purchase a book now and then, whenever she had some spare cash. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My mother placed the slim brick of cash beneath her skirt, tucked tight against her belly, and I followed her out looking all around for any sign of trouble. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Jule paid in cash by the week for the apartment, which was the top floor of a Victorian house. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She dug into her pocket and offered Nailer a handful of bright linen Red Chinese cash. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Was that yours? The undertaker wouldn’t take poor Rose without having half the cost upfront, and I knew that Rose kept some petty cash here for the household.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The cash was there as usual, but Scott never came. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Styx pulled the wad of cash from his pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t much more than a supply closet, but Papi had a desk, and maybe he kept some cash there. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z "Let's sell some weed and make some cash." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Our harvests had failed again, and it looked as if we were going to lose our lands if we didn’t get some cash quick. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He counts out ninety-five dollars in cash from his register, recounts it, then gives it to Sam through the slot in the bulletproof glass. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z First we go to the bank so Daddy can cash his check. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “And make sure the guy pays before you leave. Twenty an hour, cash, plus you’ll get tips.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After working near one congenial-seeming inmate for a long time, he’d become so comfortable talking to him that he’d confided to the inmate about some problems at home and a shortness of cash. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a cash prize for the winner. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer hesitated, then pulled out the wad of red cash. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He withdrew cash from an ATM, hailed a cab. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Can I help you?” the man standing at the cash register asked. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I take those up to the cash register. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “I do not want to return these items for store credit. I would prefer cash.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The sanctuary program offers cash rewards to anybody who calls in tips about serious environmental crimes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And then, the cash register flashed on, conveyer belt sputtering to life—first one lane, then the next, and the next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Daddy waits at the cash register with his piece. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She wrote the number down and put it and the cash on the kitchen counter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Here’s your latte. Will that be cash, credit, or the blood of a virgin?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The cash register where Billy waited for his change was near a bin of old girly magazines. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He also received a monthly cash payment from the government—enough to make sure that they did not starve during the famine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Lana Lee dumped a pile of nickels into the cash register and wrote down a figure on a sheet of paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The man from the truck said, “Glad to hear it, but they aren’t paying us for excuses. They gave you enough cash to pay good money, so go find somebody!” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was extremely worried about carrying around so much cash. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z In fact, they have one of my drawings of their cat on the wall right behind the cash register. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You ain’t taking my car every day, woman, what if I get the day shift and need to—” “She paying me seventy dollars cash every Friday, Leroy.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She had said it was better to own property rather than cash but he suspected that, for her, it was a safety net in case Port Harcourt fell. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Took a gig after school at Ray’s, just helping out with little stuff, y’know? For work study, and for some extra cash for the house and stuff,” I explained. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Beginning in 1864, Booth, the young stage star, had pledged his cash, his celebrity, and his connections in hatching a bold plan. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was how Baba ended those humiliating food stamp moments at the cash register and alleviated one of his greatest fears: that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Milez with a z is supposed to be the teen heartthrob all the girls love, and one of Dad’s next cash cows.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And I’m sure that’s why your parents were fine spending that kind of cash. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z On weekdays Mother’s a secretary in a navy office, trusted to count out salaries in cash at the end of each month. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z With cash he could hide it, keep it, direct its retrieval if he was sent away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But there was more to Ogorodnik than a desire for quick cash or a need to untangle his complicated personal life. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any cash,” I told him. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he wondered if she returned all of his presents for cash, the way she had with a radio she’d been given at a school picnic. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman shrugged and tapped on the cash register screen. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Banks, flush with cash, stayed open late to cash checks for workers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I went downstairs to the tiny windowless gift shop and asked the decrepit volunteer sitting on a stool behind a cash register what kind of flowers smell the strongest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z As a result, most people who had their cash or property seized did not challenge the government’s action, especially because the government could retaliate by filing criminal charges—baseless or not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He smiled genially to young Harry and settled himself behind the cash register. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A scrawny guy wearing a flannel shirt over his sweatpants counts my cash and pushes the bass at me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Jairo was almost at the cash register when he spun around. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I can’t have cash, which, God forbid, I would blow at a liquor store, but neither can I have any old food item that might appeal. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was good, too, to complain about not being made of money but then to reach down and give her enough cash to have her hair done or get something for the baby. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “These Government fees will break you,” he said as I handed him the cash. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m supposed to be working on scholarship applications. Plus today I have a chance to tutor a kid in chem for some good cash. He called me, desperate.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When Chimbus saw white settlers planting coffee, they began growing coffee themselves as a cash crop. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When he came to the cash register, he paused. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I curse myself for risking so much money in a Skiz bet instead of finding a more reliable way to get cash. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “If it’s like I say, and it’s fine already, then we’re settled. If it’s like you think, and he’s mad, we still got cash to make amends.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A fresh hustle, with nothing up front and a whole lot of cash on the back end. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s a lot cheaper to keep money in my pocket than to feed a kid. I’ll hold out for the cash.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Problem was, he needed cash to make them happen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the sock foil of cash I have hidden in my pajama drawer. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Copper coins and a damp wad of Chinese red paper cash. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The teacher blinked rapidly, his face like a cash register that wasn’t working. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The check cannot be cashed without the signatures of both partners. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A wad of cash had already been placed on the edge of the table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I mean, this cash is probably supposed to go for stuff we really need someday.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “There’s a long line for that job, and it don’t start with us. You’ve got to buy in big-time, and none of us has that kind of cash.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The cop took his cash and let him go. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Later, during breakfast, she held up the medium-size envelope of notes and said, “All the cash we have.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And they had taken more cash than usual out of their banks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Relieved, I pull some cash out of my pocket and wave it at both girls. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The hotel bill was paid for several days ahead, but she had no cash. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I hand her my money bag and she hands me my double commission in cash, with an extra twenty-dollar bill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They were trapped and tapped out of ideas and cash and just waiting to collapse, and I was glad I wouldn't be around to watch it all happen. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But these boys’ families were scraping together extra food or cash for their sons to go to school, and no one ever forgot it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The wads of cash scattered all over Victor's kitchen floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The rich people pressed enough cash into someone’s hands to keep it lush and vagrant free, and a new, all-American bandstand stood whitewashed against the greenery at the back of the property. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His corps of generals and provincial governors was filled with ambitious men with access to manpower and vast amounts of cash. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “He laughed. And when he finished laughing he said that he lived in a ‘cash only’ world.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Close-up of the cash register ringing open and closed; of Milton’s hands counting money; of Lefty putting on his hat and leaving unnoticed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Those present all stared at the wad of cash splayed out on the bar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Ethnic Korean pastors gave him cash, as much as fifteen dollars’ worth of yuan. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The deal was done in cash, and Mattie’s brother-in-law never asked for Shadow’s name or social security number or for anything except the money. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She shoved the cash into her jeans pocket and jerked Donovan’s elbow hard while she tapped his hip pockets, looking for his phone. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In order to recoup his costs, he set out a cash basket and a sign with the suggested price. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z By the time he decided, there was only six hundred dollars in cash left in the envelope under the refrigerator. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When we get inside and Marie starts counting cash, she asks us both, “You coming to the Christmas party?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She gives you real cash in return, while taking a cut for her boss. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z George Pullman continued to cut jobs and wages without reducing rents, even though his company’s treasury was flush with over $60 million in cash. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Pyce wants my father to allow something he disagrees with. If Pyce controls me, my father has to acquiesce. Pyce stands to make billions, and not in dollars. Chinese red cash. Billions.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that Baba had had no cash on him for the oranges. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want anyone monkeying with the cash register while the cover was off. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Settlers who used the labor of enslaved Africans wanted limitless land for growing cash crops. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She says she got a bonus at work, so she has some extra cash to throw around for once. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “No hopes of that. I’d rather have the cash. Do you want the money or not?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was always hard-up for cash, no matter how frugal I tried to be. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And I wouldn’t put it past her to try to notify the postoffice not to let anyone except her cash it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk over and pick up the cash they’ve left on the table to cover their tab. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They all but cheer me, falling over themselves to hand me the cash. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I even squandered a dime of my hard-earned cash to buy the book, which I hid with my other treasures in the underwear drawer. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I lay the coins on top of the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I marvel at how quickly the cash fills my pockets. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At two, the phones stop ringing and Marie cashes the part-time drivers out. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The brokers put up signs to let the mushroomers know where they are and they pay cash. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I shrug, reaching for the cash in my pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t possess cash, cassette players with a record function, toiletries containing alcohol, sneakers worth more than fifty dollars, or more than fourteen newspapers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you can’t pay with cash,” one said, “you know how women pay.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I make dollar bills spurt out of the cash dispenser and soar through the air. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Anywhere hereabouts I could rent a car?” he asked the woman behind the cash register. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I gotta stop in here right quick. I owe Jimmy some cash.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The next day the representative would meet me at a prearranged place and would make the payment for what we had stolen—in cash. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On a black, sultry night in early summer Biff Brannon stood behind the cash register of the New York Café. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He pulls out a small roll of cash. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I no longer drove a car or carried things like cash or house keys. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “But you’re not going to find him. He’s a Vineyard guy who does handyman stuff for cash. There won’t be a website.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I saw you give Spencer cash earlier,” Mom says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It was rumored that Valencia was some sort of heiress and had paid for the million-dollar house in cash, much the same way a normal person might buy a belt or an electric skillet. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z With a new wad of cash for food and bribes, China again seemed possible. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He discovered that after Lewis’s disappearance Middleton had pretended to be her adopted son in order to cash several of her checks. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Would it be weird to pay half in cash and half on a card in a place like this? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Still, whatever the reason, organic and beyond organic food does cost more at the cash register. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “I hate to involve you, but since you’re in charge of the family finances . . .” Could Dede advance her some cash to be taken out of Minerva’s share of the house and lands in the future? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each group received free treatment, but one received other services as well, including regular visits from community health workers and small monthly cash allowances for food, child care, and transportation to Zanmi Lasante. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of forfeiture cases do not involve any criminal charges, so the vast majority of people who have their cash, cars, or homes seized must represent themselves in court, against the federal government. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In 1937 they opened a drive-in restaurant in Pasadena, trying to cash in on the new craze, hiring three carhops and selling mainly hot dogs. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z “And there’s going to come a time when I won’t be able to sell for cash without losing money.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How I had stolen from the cash register and bought candy for everybody I knew, not just brothers and sisters, but strangers too and ghost children. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As was our habit upon entering the Store, he walked behind the candy counter and leaned on the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The manager had to come over, and they were given a new server who didn’t care about the cash value or telos of a comic book. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “See, I never bought real jewelry before. I wanna come in with the cash, walk out with the thing in my hand. I never done that.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As for properties and banked monies, I could not raise cash from them without endangering the men I dealt with, and the better friends they were to me the worse their danger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Any chance you brought cash just in case? I couldn’t steal my mom’s wallet. It felt wrong.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Fadi glanced back and saw his father push a wad of cash toward the frail white-haired taxi driver, who shook his head. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He quickly takes the check and pays for everything with cash. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then he placed the pencil on the cash register and finished his water. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood by the cash register until Abby’s dad exited the kitchen wearing a stained apron and a backward baseball cap. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I take out my plastic cash bag and pay him one dollar and four quarters. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The cap’n reached in his coat pocket and set a bundle of cash on the bench. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes were fixed on the floral wreath hanging over the cash register and her mouth tried to shape the words, “Maybe it’s a bad idea,” but nothing came out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I have to show my library card at the store to cash it in.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Instead, I listened to the sounds around me—the rumble of ice from the drink machine, the ding of a cash register, the murmur of voices, and the occasional burst of laughter from nearby tables. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the group given cash and other services as well as medicine, 100 percent recovered. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was the first time I’d felt relieved since the petty cash got swiped. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z By the cash register, there are baskets with items for a dollar and up. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Plus, I always used some of my cash to help out around the house, just to take some of the load off Doris. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In every store their smiles turned to grimaces when they saw I meant not to buy but to cash a check. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One day soon after Brian was born, we were short on cash, so Dad pawned Mom’s big diamond wedding ring, which her mother had paid for, and that upset Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I could call a cab but I don’t have enough cash for the trip home or any cash waiting for me there. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “What the hell are you doing with my cash register? Get back 011 my floor.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the inflow of cash and capital assets, Lawrence kept a parsimonious grip on his kingdom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He took the rest of his money—seventeen dollars in bills—folded them, and zipped up the cash in his book bag. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I shoved the wad of cash into the register and brushed my hair back with shaking hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z "Nothing, eh? Illegally withdrawing items from the bank, hoarding cash and jewelry. Probably working with the underground." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Char don’t want to lose that kind of cash. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Dad likes to say, When Jordan Bell is open you can take his three to the bank, cash it in, ’cause it’s all money. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z On my way back to the cash register, I stop for a couple Starbursts, a package of Twinkies, and an indeterminate number of GoFast nutrition bars. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z There were a few ways to get cash. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Barricaded behind the cash register, holding the revolver in one hand and a ham sandwich in the other, Milton looked out the front window to see what was happening in the street. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They would have cashed a traveler’s check without hesitation for a white man. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I would take pennies from the store cash register so Frances and I could go to the Chadwick Movie Theater—it cost only ten cents. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to the cash register was a large metal bucket filled with ice and soft drinks. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z His fingers were stiff on the cash register keys, and every time he looked up, Griffin was flopping off a shelf of canned goods. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why can’t we just send him cash like I was doing?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I needed cash for cab fare, for food. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As he spoke, David walked into the apartment and pulled out a wad of cash. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I’d pulled two twenties and a ten from the petty cash for the party and both Jacksons were still in my pocket. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Will this be a cash deal?” the salesman asked. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When Dicey paid the bill, she asked the man at the cash register where an Army-Navy surplus store was. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He had abundant motive—as the cashing in of a huge insurance policy taken out on the eve of his wife’s death demonstrates. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The odds were so low on Schmeling that few wanted to risk their cash, and no one wanted to be caught betting on a black American. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He looked at the clock hanging on the wall behind the cash register. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Stealing candy from drugstores and cash from his father’s pouch. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When the meal was finished they stopped by the cash register for a few minutes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Maybe too many, though. Secrets don’t keep when someone’s throwing cash around.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He was awarding cash prizes to children all over his province who did well in their exams. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I don't feel like singing, but I realize if I want to eat something more than squirrel stew, it's up to me to earn cash now. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Mom had us kids come along so she could try to slip some of the cash to us first. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He signaled to Jake, the middle brother, to take over the cash register. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Rollins doled out the cash to Brekker, then had him write out a transfer order for his shares in the Crow Club and the gold mine that was Fifth Harbor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Hardly enough for a cash crop, but they were learning, and in another year, after another harvest, they would be experienced old farmers and sugarers, they told each other. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The uncomfortable silence from the car was holding, however, and Faith and I were having only the briefest exchanges, to discuss prices and sizes, to make change or to ask for “The cash box, please.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Well,” Tucker began, “I sort of thought that if there were any dollar bills in the cash register—” Harry burst out laughing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He had run low on cash since arriving in Washington in March. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With the rest of his cash in hand, Haupt asked his father to come shopping with him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z At noon Lupita got the letter she had written, nervously put in the cash she and Salvador had agreed to send, sealed it, and handed it to Concha along with four dollars for the registration. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z But Doreen was still staring at Luke like she couldn’t understand why he wouldn’t accept the cash. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He simply waited for me to fork over the cash, as if he knew I didn’t have it in me to say no. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I can get there and back on one tank of gas. And there’s a lot in that wagon. One fifty cash. Best and final offer.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That’s why when he saw this house for sale, on the corner of American Street and Joy Road, he insisted on buying it with the cash from his ransacked and burned-to-the-ground car dealership in Port-au-Prince. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Pulled out the short one to open the drawer where Jaden keeps the petty cash. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I had more than eight dollars in cash. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z This new breed of brokers would often receive advance payment in cash from affluent or middle-income South Korean families seeking the release of a relative. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out some folded cash. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Several other companies, such as the Great Western Spinach Growers’ Association and the Energetic Breakfast Oats Company, wanted him to recommend their product, too, and offered him large sums of cash. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Nasser had had no luck explaining that legions of immigrants kept their money in cash, that trust in banks was tenuous. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Frogs were cash as far as Doc was concerned, the price was standard and Lee had a double profit. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At the back of the store, behind a counter with an old-fashioned cash register, stood a middle-aged woman with olive skin, long black hair, rimless glasses, and a T-shirt that read: The Goddess Is Alive! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There’s cash in the drawer under the phone book. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But luggage sales were only a small portion of Peninsula Luggage's cash flow. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He held his wad of cash out to me, and I grabbed it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Tateh threw a counter and some shelves in there, an old cash register, tacked up a sign outside that said “Shilsky’s Grocery Store” or something to that effect, and we were in business. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced down at the flyer, which had a cheesy drawing of a giant smiling egg, with location and cash prize details underneath. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The words left a funny feeling in Jesper’s chest, but he laughed and said, “As long as my country pays cash. Does the Council know the scientist is dead?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Immie always left him cash for the previous week’s work on the kitchen counter. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t like how we stole Jaden’s cash, you know? Leavin’ is one thing, ’cause it’s on us, but takin’ a group home’s money isn’t cool.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Greenglass gave him an envelope containing about ten pages of notes and rough sketches, and Gold handed the soldier $500 in cash. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton asked, seeing his father empty the cash register. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z After we tied up and Hamil-ton advanced the marina operator some cash to look after things, we caught a cab to the Chelsea Hotel. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She’d tried junior college, but couldn’t be bothered to do more than cash the financial aid check. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My dad’s behind the cash register, staring off at nothing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I carefully fold the cash into my pocket and pull out my business spiral from my backpack to write down the names of my new clients. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z My fare had to be paid in “ready cash.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was finished, I searched in Milton’s garment bag for the cash he’d hidden there. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z More — much more — would follow as cities throughout the United States organized collections of blankets, bedding, clothing, food, and cash. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z More on that later, but basically: about a year before, Colin had come into some cash. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Mom hurried out to the yard and started digging holes by the light of the moon, looking for our jar of cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Arthur had traded in his Ford Model A plus five hundred dollars cash for it in 1939 at a lot in Bellingham. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “We all chip in the money and get pizza from the neighborhood. It’s tough, because no one ever has any cash. It’s like a big deal if we get pepperoni.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z After the woman inside passed us the cash, Mom drove around to the front of the bank. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He carefully rang up Jessie’s order on the cash register, took her money, then handed her the change. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It was with her on his mind that he stepped back into the line for the third cash register. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Accommodating their innumerate help, the larger franchises now have cash registers which have pictures, on the keys, of the items ordered and automatically add on the appropriate tax. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The debt was crippling the company, and instead of paying off the debt he was drinking what little cash he made. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “No. That’s a waste of money to just go sleep. We spent all of our cash on the new place anyway. Don’t be such a baby about tonight. It’s like camping.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes he even sold it standing in the field to save himself the trouble of harvesting and threshing to get a little ready cash. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He dies there, on the dirty, burgundy carpet of Pizza Hut, for a few sessions of mediocre sex with a used-up who does nails on the weekend for extra cash. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I've decided to head for Alaska no later than May 1st, but I've got to raise a little cash to outfit myself. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about we split the cash like we said we would?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Without cash to buy from the jail’s commissary, they go hungry and lose weight. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But Mom gets to keep her ten thousand dollars, and her twenty-one-hundred- dollar cash bonus. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z At the end of a Saturday, its cash box was filled with greenish pennies. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m doing some alterations this year for extra cash.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Lifeguards, A-students, eyed cash registers and speculated on how far away the door was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He had lied, of course, and had instead gone straight to his uncle to beg for enough cash to buy a plane ticket. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A handful of cash that was just my own. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The natural custodian of bus tickets, bank receipts, cash memos, checkbook stubs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached into my pocket and pulled out my wad of cash. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He saw the individual stacks of hundred-dollar bills; the repeating face of Benjamin Franklin in the doubled mirrors of all that cash. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But everyone says cash is king. Not fruit and pickles.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With a driver’s license and the power to negotiate 150 cash dollars out of someone else’s pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There was a keen young man with a shaven head behind the cash register. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The dude behind the cash was totally eavesdropping on our conversation, and besides, the intimate theme of the discussion was making me uncomfortable, so I said a quick thanks and catch-you-later. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I take the twenty from Rufus and hold out the cash. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Besides, there was something unquestionably odd about the way Henry was constantly shelling out money to him: paying his tabs, footing his bills, doling out cash like a husband to a spendthrift wife. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z You kept close handsome sums of cash in small denominations. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept his cash in his shoe and lived year-round in the Turkish baths of whatever city he happened through. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat leather envelope—full of cash for Alcatraz and that fancy restaurant Jaden told us about was just sitting there on top, waiting for me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “The fee for supplies and use of the darkroom is fifty dollars, which can be paid in cash or your parents can write me a check.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If anything, he said, what they heard was that cash register. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “But why would he be ringing a cash register?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t. But the company would. Look! Why don’t you cash in the children’s policies?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucky for me, he still manages the petty cash. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “My father gave me a twenty when I left for college and told me to never be without my own cash.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I placed the cash in a big envelope, and I watched the envelope grow. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z DeVante leans against a broom near the cash register, wearing one of those ugly green aprons Daddy tries to make me and Seven wear when we work in the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My mother said people used to have signs beside their cash registers, for a joke: In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I always paid in cash, so my machine ID was as untraceable as my IP address, which was changing all the time. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He had the cash from his railroad pay check on the table in front of him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember Dad talking about it with my mother, who always wondered how a charter-boat captain could afford to put away so much cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z For immigration agents, squeezing cash from migrants is central to day-to-day operations, helping underpaid agents buy big houses and nice cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Then he talked the person into lending him cash. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We didn’t go into the cash register and steal all the old dude’s money. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It nearly broke my heart to think of a loser like that taking our skiff and selling it for cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, I always say that a little cash comes in handy at a time like this...at any time, if you ask me.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit had told Pong about it: a place where you could get anything, as long as you had the cash. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She plopped down her books and began talking to Mr. Watch, the man with red suspenders who was usually at the cash register. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z This unearned cash makes me feel a little bit more American. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Jinjoo’s mother thrust a small wad of cash into the maid’s hands. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Do you want to know how much it will take to buy me off? I’ll take forty-five thousand in cash.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In a way, Scoob guesses it makes sense for her to have a lot of cash—she did just sell her house, and that’s all he’s ever seen her use to pay for stuff. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Like royalty, he was famous for never carrying cash. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Kim said that in the five years he was based in Pyongyang for the state insurance corporation, bags of cash always arrived in time for his leader’s birthday. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Under the new law, drug busts motivated by the desire to seize cash, cars, homes, and other property are still perfectly legal. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He unfastened the bell and put it way back in the cash register drawer, next to Mama’s earring, so it wouldn’t tempt anyone else. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The man nods at Rufus and stuffs the cash in his pocket. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He carried it to the front of the restaurant, behind the cash register, where he usually stood each evening. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Maybe if I held out a while longer, he would throw in some cash, too. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z That changed in the 1980s, when local law enforcement agencies suddenly had access to cash and military equipment specifically for the purpose of conducting drug raids. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She needed to write two checks, one for cash and the other to move money into the company’s payroll account. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Do you think—when Abby put her note in my cubby, was that a cash grab?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Is it a contest? Is there a cash prize?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t have much cash on him, but he took the few bills he had and stuffed them into his pocket. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you need some cash, I can loan you some.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The envelope contained the cash equivalent of $750 in Swedish krona. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This was what he now was, the kind of Nigerian expected to declare a lot of cash at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When Shin showed up with stolen daikon, he found market women eager to pay cash. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When we got to the cash register, the checkout lady gave us the skunk eye as she tallied up the total. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You got the choice of buying or borrowing, but either way you don’t need a card. If you borrow, we trust you to bring them back. If you buy, we only take cash.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had to suck in his gut to open the cash drawer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z At some point in his naval career he realized that he had information about the American submarine fleet, and the secret codes it used to communicate, which he could trade for cash. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When the cashier gives the total for our meal, Mom doesn’t pull out cash or her checkbook. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I threw some cash onto the table and walked to the parking lot. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Soon the level of construction would increase even more, as entrepreneurs prepared to cash in on the expected crush of exposition visitors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Whole blocks were abandoned, buildings blackened and hollowed out by fires set by arsonists—many of whom were in the employ of landlords looking to cash out of the deteriorating ghetto. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Like everyone, he’d been glued to the news all day, watching on a tiny TV by the cash register. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Lana Lee started snapping a rubber band around the pile of bills and making little piles of nickels that she was taking out of the cash register. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the afternoon had ended, the sale of four hundred and seventy-five boxes had been received—cold, cold cash—as the teams returned to school with horns blowing, high with the hilarity of success. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, quickly: you go to your room and grab a five- dollar bill, the only cash you have at the moment, from your desk drawer. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The man behind the cash register glanced up from his book and eyed me as I entered. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He reached into his cargo shorts pocket and took out some cash. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z At the court, as usual, all the older guys were there running fives for cash. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “We just don’t cash checks,” she said and turned away. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been walking in his sleep and he was sitting on the edge of the cash register. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The young woman behind the counter rang up his pur-chases, and when he handed over the cash she hesitated. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Luke stood near the cash register, unsure whether he should follow her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z During this ride, my mother argued with the rickshaw puller, who wanted extra cash to carry the two of us and our luggage. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This emphasis on illicit cash proved to be a winning effort, for nothing infuriated the law-abiding populace more than the image of the millionaire crack dealer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll take great personal pleasure in taking your cash and in signing my name to your deed.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Flames eat away at the cash advance place. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I'm not sure it did anyone but my cash register any good. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I brought along some cash for bail, lawyers, bribes, whatever. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You rich kid now, your daddy rich rich man. Big house, big tree, now even we got houselady. Nice big yard for you. I pay all cash.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The biggest surprise lay in store for the migrants who had sold property and brought cash from the South, expecting to purchase a nice home in their new city. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z |
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