ching
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Also seen as: ying
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
"Supposedly, it was worth millions back then, so it could be worth maybe ten times as much now."
Tatorrio whistled. "That's a lot of ching."
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A knife.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “ching” mean?
Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
Is “ching” formal or informal?
ching is generally slang.