Alternative to plastic (4 letters)

{ Answer }

CASH

{ Related Clues }

Bills
Money
Redeem, with "in"
Specie
Wherewithal
A.T.M. supply
Barrelhead bills
Barrelhead fodder
Bills and coins
Bills, e.g.
Carry's partner
Certain incentive
Change, perhaps
Choice at checkout
Convert the chips
Convert, in a way
Dollars and cents
Johnny from Ark.
Johnny with a guitar
Legal tender
Payment means
Ready money
Sign at an A.T.M.
Singer Johnny
Some bills
Till contents
1987 Wimbledon winner
Alternative to check or charge
An A.T.M. dispenses it
The "C" in J.C. Penney
Cold or ready follower
Country singer Johnny
Johnny or June Carter
Like some transactions
Not check or charge
Wimbledon winner: 1987
Word written on a check
Chinese coin with a square hole
Neither check nor charge
Word before cow or crop
Mattress filler during a recession, maybe

{ Tags }

alternative, barrelhead, bills, carry, carrys, cash, charge, check, coins, eg, johnny, money, partner, payment, plastic, ready, singer, till, wherewithal, wimbledon, winner

{ Notes }

The answer CASH is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CASH as a noun:

1. (cash, hard cash, hard currency) = money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"

2. (cash, immediate payment) = prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check

3. (Cash, Johnny Cash, John Cash) = United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)

CASH as a verb:

1. (cash, cash in) = exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"