carry | the act of carrying something |
fireman's carry | the act of carrying a person over your shoulder |
cash bar | a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
cash register register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
transfer transfer of training carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
Cash Johnny Cash John Cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (-) |
Nation Carry Nation Carry Amelia Moore Nation | United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (-) |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
cash surrender value | the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured |
spot price cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
funds finances monetary resource cash in hand pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money |
cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months |
advance cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned |
cash card cashcard | a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash |
cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
cash hard cash hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins, there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
cash basis | a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made |
carry-over carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
petty cash | a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
have a bun in the oven bear carry gestate expect | be pregnant with, She is bearing his child, The are expecting another child in January, I am carrying his child |
carry to term | carry out a pregnancy, She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective |
carry extend | continue or extend, The civil war carried into the neighboring province, The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces |
carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
eliminate annihilate extinguish eradicate wipe out decimate carry off | kill in large numbers, the plague wiped out an entire population |
follow through follow up follow out carry out implement put through go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue, Did he go through with the treatment?, He implemented a new economic plan, She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal |
carry back | deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period |
carry weight | have influence to a specified degree, Her opinion carries a lot of weight |
carry c | include, as on a list, How many people are carried on the payroll? |
continue go on carry on proceed | continue talking, I know it's hard, he continued, but there is no choice, carry on--pretend we are not in the room |
carry | sing or play against other voices or parts, He cannot carry a tune |
carry convey express | serve as a means for expressing something, The painting of Mary carries motherly love, His voice carried a lot of anger |
carry | pass on a communication, The news was carried to every village in the province |
carry c | be successful in, She lost the game but carried the match |
carry | win in an election, The senator carried his home state |
carry | secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions), The motion carried easily |
carry | cover a certain distance or advance beyond, The drive carried to the green |
carry | have a certain range, This rifle carries for ,feet |
carry | be able to feed, This land will carry ten cows to the acre |
carry hold | drink alcohol without showing ill effects, He can hold his liquor, he had drunk more than he could carry |
carry | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of, His efforts carried the entire project, How many credits is this student carrying?, We carry a very large mortgage |
carry c | propel or give impetus to, The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence |
dribble carry | propel, Carry the ball, dribble the ball |
take away bear off bear away carry away carry off | remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state, transport into a new location or state, Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands, The car carried us off to the meeting, I'll take you away on a holiday, I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry |
transport carry | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body, You must carry your camping gear, carry the suitcases to the car, This train is carrying nuclear waste, These pipes carry waste water into the river |