Cache — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

a secret store of valuables or money

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæstᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hive up stash memory cache squirrel away hoard lay away

Parts of Speech

noun	a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
noun	a secret store of valuables or money
noun	(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
verb	save up as for future use

Word Forms

cache	verb	save up as for future use
hoard	verb	save up as for future use
stash	verb	save up as for future use
hoard	noun	a secret store of valuables or money
hoarder	noun	a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
stash	noun	a secret store of valuables or money
cache	noun	a secret store of valuables or money

Around the World

Europe

🇵🇹Portuguese

esconderijo

um espaço de armazenamento escondido (para dinheiro, provisões ou armas)

🇷🇺Russian

кэш

скрытое место для хранения (для денег, провизии или оружия)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैश

एक छिपा हुआ भंडारण स्थान (पैसे या प्रावधानों या हथियारों के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাশে

একটি লুকানো স্টোরেজ স্পেস (টাকা বা বিধান বা অস্ত্রের জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்காலிக சேமிப்பு

ஒரு மறைக்கப்பட்ட சேமிப்பு இடம் (பணம் அல்லது ஏற்பாடுகள் அல்லது ஆயுதங்களுக்காக)

🇮🇳Telugu

కాష్

దాచిన నిల్వ స్థలం (డబ్బు లేదా నిబంధనలు లేదా ఆయుధాల కోసం)

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅशे

लपलेली साठवण जागा (पैसे किंवा तरतुदी किंवा शस्त्रे यासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેશ

એક છુપી સંગ્રહ જગ્યા (પૈસા અથવા જોગવાઈઓ અથવા શસ્ત્રો માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಗ್ರಹ

ಗುಪ್ತ ಶೇಖರಣಾ ಸ್ಥಳ (ಹಣ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഷെ

ഒരു മറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന സംഭരണ സ്ഥലം (പണത്തിനോ വ്യവസ്ഥകൾക്കോ ആയുധങ്ങൾക്കോ വേണ്ടി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਲੁਕਵੀਂ ਸਟੋਰੇਜ ਸਪੇਸ (ਪੈਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کیشے

ایک پوشیدہ ذخیرہ کرنے کی جگہ (پیسے یا سامان یا ہتھیاروں کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓存

隐藏的存储空间（用于存放金钱、供给品或武器）

🇯🇵Japanese

キャッシュ

隠された保管場所（お金、食糧、武器などを保管するための）

🇰🇷Korean

은닉처

숨겨진 저장 공간(돈이나 식량, 무기 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bộ nhớ đệm

một không gian lưu trữ ẩn (để đựng tiền, vật dụng hoặc vũ khí)

🇹🇭Thai

แคช

พื้นที่เก็บข้อมูลที่ซ่อนอยู่ (สำหรับเงินหรือเสบียงหรืออาวุธ)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخبأ

مساحة تخزين مخفية (للمال أو المؤن أو الأسلحة)

🇮🇷Persian

حافظه پنهان

یک فضای ذخیره سازی مخفی (برای پول یا آذوقه یا سلاح)

🇹🇷Turkish

önbellek

gizli bir depolama alanı (para, erzak veya silahlar için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטמון

מקום אחסון נסתר (עבור כסף או אספקה או כלי נשק)

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