Theseus
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English
Etymology
Imitative of a sound made by an old-fashioned cash register when an amount is rung up.
Pronunciation
• IPA: /kəˈtʃɪŋ/, SAMPA: /k@"tSIN/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ
Interjection
kerching
(onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount. (UK)
2010 - I asked a smiling lawyer what she thought of this policy. She replied, 'I have one word to say on the prospect of taking MPs to court: "Kerching!"' - Mark Thomas, The People's Manifesto
Synonyms
ka-ching
cha-ching
(US, Canada, Australian) Score! Wow! said to celebrate something that has made or will make lots of money.
Noun
cha-ching (plural cha-chings)
Money, cash.
Verb
cha-ching
To make a cash register or slot machine noise.
To make the noise of coins falling.
See advertisement for usage thereof:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7s4TM8QMb8
from Zoopla.co.uk;)
Etymology
Imitative of a sound made by an old-fashioned cash register when an amount is rung up.
Pronunciation
• IPA: /kəˈtʃɪŋ/, SAMPA: /k@"tSIN/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ
Interjection
kerching
(onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount. (UK)
2010 - I asked a smiling lawyer what she thought of this policy. She replied, 'I have one word to say on the prospect of taking MPs to court: "Kerching!"' - Mark Thomas, The People's Manifesto
Synonyms
ka-ching
cha-ching
(US, Canada, Australian) Score! Wow! said to celebrate something that has made or will make lots of money.
Noun
cha-ching (plural cha-chings)
Money, cash.
Verb
cha-ching
To make a cash register or slot machine noise.
To make the noise of coins falling.
See advertisement for usage thereof:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7s4TM8QMb8
from Zoopla.co.uk;)