"e-cash" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: e- + cash Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|e|cash}} e- + cash Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=e-cash}} e-cash (uncountable)
  1. Money that is held, exchanged and represented in electronic form, and is used for transactions over the Internet. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: blind ecash
    Sense id: en-e-cash-en-noun-IXmKgreG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e-

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