The top line, cash, is the single most important item on the balance sheet.

在最上面一行，现金，是资产负债表中最重要的单项项目。

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Keen to look out for themselves - and their cash - they may also insist on totting up every item of food they have eaten in a restaurant, rather than simply splitting the bill equally.

热切留心他们自己——以及他们的钱——他们也可能会坚持将他们在饭店里吃的每一份食物都汇总，而不是坦白地公平分摊付款。

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A much better habit is to save up until you have enough money to buy the item on cash.

更好的习惯是攒够了钱再用现金去购买所需物品。

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Almost 60% of Europeans believe cash is the dirtiest item they come into contact with, ahead of escalator handrails, buttons on payment terminals and library books, according to a survey of 1, 000 people released on March 25 by Mastercard.

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When shopping, ask yourself: Would I buy this item if I were paying cash?

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The demand for an item, in this case digital cash with user-defined levels of privacy, does not simply evaporate in the face of a jurisdictional ban.

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