Translation guide
Cash or funds immediately available for use, without needing to sell assets or wait for credit.
Express the idea of money that is physically present or instantly accessible.
The most direct and common word for 'cash' or 'ready money'. Used in everyday conversation and formal contexts.
Literally 'funds at hand'. Used in business or personal finance to mean ready cash or liquid assets.
We are short of ready money.
Means 'immediate payment in cash'. Often used in contexts like buying a car or real estate without financing.
Refer to money that can be quickly converted to cash or is already in a bank account.
The phrase 'ready money' does not have a single fixed Japanese equivalent. Translating it word-for-word as 準備ができたお金 would be unnatural. Use 現金 for physical cash or 手元資金 for available funds depending on context.
Do you have any ready money?
現金で払います。
I'll pay in cash.
How much cash do you have?
その車は即金で買った。
I bought that car with ready money.
Accounting term for 'liquid assets'. Covers cash, bank deposits, and other assets easily turned into cash.
We need to increase our liquid assets.
A plain, conversational way to say 'money that can be used right away'. Suitable for everyday talk.
I have almost no ready money.
I need some ready money for the trip.