cabbage

noun

ˈka-bij How to pronounce cabbage (audio)
Definition of cabbagenext
slang
as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment he suddenly has a lot of cabbage for someone who's never done an honest day's work in his life

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Recent Examples of cabbage Jjamppong is a noodle soup with a spicy red pork broth filled with garlic, squid, mussels, pork, cabbage, carrots, Korean zucchini and onion. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Get ahead of the trend cycle with a swirling cake stand from Fazeek, or add heritage icons, like Bordallo Pinheiro’s cabbage-ware, to your tabletop. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026 Mandolini’s plating was equally impressive in other dishes over the summer, including her carrot and ginger bisque and charred cabbage, the latter standing as tall as the sweet-potato sculpture. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Cabbage May Be Slightly Better for Digestion Fiber-rich vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower can support regular bowel movements and gut health. — Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cabbage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabbage
  1. cash
  2. money
  3. coin
  4. currency
  5. dough
  6. bucks
Noun
  • The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record, as Republicans pour cash into battleground races to defy history and maintain control of Congress.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That allows rights owners to unlock cash from income streams that may continue for decades.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • Higher mortgage rates are also giving buyers leverage to press sellers for money to buy down their rate for a few years or for the life of the loan, reducing their overall borrowing costs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The halftime show began in partnership with The Salvation Army in 1997 as a way to raise money for the long-standing charity.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of money
Noun
  • For instance, the outcome of a coin toss seems random at first.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As a character Chigurh is particularly illustrative of this worldview, often reducing the fate of other characters to a coin toss.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of coin
Noun
  • Yet Kwan adds that most traditional-finance institutions don’t accommodate these digital currencies.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The behavior reframes affordability as a form of social currency.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of currency
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  • At the time, Rastinejad and her colleagues wondered whether a black hole’s gravity had ripped up a companion neutron star, as if unseen godly hands had pulled it apart like dough.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Before the dough is baked, those microbes spend hours breaking down parts of the flour, a process that creates prebiotics, which feed the healthy bacteria already living in your gut.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of dough
Noun
  • The film even spawned a three-film franchise, with the entire trilogy eventually pulling in over one billion dollars in box office bucks.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Parker McCollum has spent years chasing big whitetail bucks with his bow.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bucks

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