amount on hand; cash on hand; balance
Used in accounting and business contexts to refer to the current amount of money or assets available.
Please check the balance at the end of the month.
The amount on hand is insufficient, so we need to replenish it.
Compound of 有り (ari, 'existing') and 高 (daka, 'amount'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in financial contexts to denote the amount of money or goods currently available.