Instead,my friend was always hard up for cash.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

The program is named the Car Allowance Rebate System, but known as "cash for clunkers."

VOA: special.2009.08.07

Farmers planted more of their best crops, or "cash crops." for export.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

He will turn in his chips in exchange for money or cash.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

For example,here is Johnny Cash and Oscar the Grouch singing "Nasty Dan."

VOA: special.2009.11.27

But "cash for clunkers" has its critics.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

They have little cash to pay for the indirect costs of education like school uniforms,transport, lunch money,tutoring fees and books.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"What that member country can do with it is withdraw the money and cash it in for real currency.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

On top of all those physical benefits, Rodock got a cash award for walkingand losing weight.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

As an incentive, the company offers cash for cell phones, smart phones and older laptops.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

The United Nations Security Council later imposed sanctions on Pyongyang, which have impeded its efforts to sell conventional weapons abroad, a major source of income for the cash-strapped nation.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Talks with creditors broke down late Wednesday after more than 40 investment funds rejected Treasury's offer to retire $6.9 billion of Chrysler debt in exchange for $2.2 billion in cash.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Other opposition parties,rights groups, anti-corruption campaigners and the Nigerian Bar Association have criticized the government over its handling of the multi-million-dollar cash-for-contract scandal involving U.S.company Halliburton and top Nigerian officials.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Cuba still imports some food from the United States, but the country is short on cash for a number of reasons including the damage done by hurricanes and a drop in tourism revenue.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

The strikes have mainly hit foreign companies. This is causing problems for those manufacturers that shifted production to China to take advantage of lower labor costs and to cash in on the potential consumer market.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

In the United States, a vote in Congress is expected in the coming weeks that could authorize up to $4,500 to individuals who trade in vehicles in what has become known as the "cash for clunkers" bill.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18