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kerching

/kəˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

kerching interjection: suggesting the arrival of a large amount of money.

Interjection

  1. (UK, humorous, informal, onomatopoeic) Suggesting the arrival of a large amount of money.
    • 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!"'2010, Mark Thomas, The People's Manifesto
    Synonyms:
    ka-ching

Synonyms of kerching

Origin of kerching

Imitative of the sound made by an old-fashioned cash register when an amount is rung up.

Words that rhyme with kerching

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Questions about kerching

What does kerching mean?
Kerching means suggesting the arrival of a large amount of money.
What part of speech is kerching?
Kerching is an interjection.
How do you pronounce kerching?
Kerching is pronounced /kəˈt͡ʃɪŋ/.

Words near kerching in the dictionary

  1. kerchiefing
  2. kerchieflike
  3. kerchiefs
  4. kerchieved
  5. kerchieves
  6. kerching
  7. kerchink
  8. Kerchner
  9. Kerchners
  10. kerchoo
  11. kerchug

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