Business GCSE
Cash
What Cash means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
The money a business can access immediately to pay wages, suppliers, rent, tax and loan repayments.
The liquid funds available immediately to a business, allowing it to pay its day-to-day expenses.
The money a business has available to spend now.
The money a business has immediately available to spend (notes, coins, and bank balances).
Topics that use Cash
- Cash flow (AQA GCSE)
- Cash and cash flow (OCR GCSE)
- Cash and cash-flow (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Insolvency
- Net cash flow
- Opening balance
- Closing balance
- Cash Flow
- Cash Flow Forecast
- Cash flow management
- Cash inflows and outflows
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