Cash as in, direct money transfer. They’re not hauling pallets of cash to make the deal… I think you’e just being a little too literal when you say “cash”.
I’m not being too literal. They are not using the correct term, if that be the case.
Fine then, you’re overthinking it then… 
The question still remains…
And the answer is approximately 1.08 million $100k notes.
At 0.043 inches thick (using $1) they would stack 387ft high.
Or 32 individual stacks a foot high.
Brief cases home about 600-1200 cu-in of volume.
If they are the standard 2.61” x 6.14” area…we’re talking 62 to 124 brief cases.
Now, consider if it was using actual circulated bills (which K think $100 is currently the highest produced)….multiple these number by 1000 for $100 bills.
So 62,000 to 124,000 brief cases.
Armored cars can carry as much as $4M to $6M in cash.
So that’s 18k to 27k armored cars to transport $100 bills…
I really want to see this “in-cash” transaction go down…
We still use the phrase “bring cash to the table” even though nobody literally shows up with a duffel bag of money anymore because it’s an idiom that stuck from earlier financial and real-estate practices.
Here’s why the term persists:
1. Historical roots — people did bring real cash.
Before electronic transfers, certified checks, and escrow systems, buyers literally brought physical money or gold/silver certificates to finalize a deal. The phrase survived even though the practice changed.
2. It signals “liquid funds,” not literal bills.
Today it just means:
“I have immediately available money I can contribute upfront.”
In modern transactions, that usually means a wire transfer, cashier’s check, or verified funds.
3. It conveys seriousness and readiness.
Saying “I’m bringing cash to the table” communicates:
- You’re not relying fully on loans or contingencies.
- You have real, accessible funds.
- You can move quickly.
4. Language loves legacy phrases.
We still say:
- “Hang up the phone” (nothing to hang anymore)
- “Dial a number” (no dial exists)
- “Roll down the window” (it’s a button)
The same thing happens here. The image of bringing cash conveys certainty, so the phrase survives even though the action changed.
Short version:
We use the term because it originally meant literally bringing cash, and it still symbolically means “I have liquid, ready-to-use funds,” even though it’s all electronic today.
When we buy houses, they use terms like “cash offers” but they don’t bring duffel bags of cash to close on the deal…
Again, you’re overthinking this and just being silly at this point… and literally being too literal!
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Worth it? I have no idea. But saw it and made me think a bit.
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It’s a stupid phrase that has long outlived its usefulness in today’s world. Much like the penny. But I suppose since the 0.1% that own 99.9% of the worlds “cash” are stuck in the past we’re stuck with hearing the stupid phrase
Thanks for the clarification.
I accept cash, money, and cash money. Someone buy my multimedia business! I mean, once I have one.
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Do you still say “roll down the window” in your car when there’s a button and there’s no actual “rolling” anymore? Or hang up the phone when you should be saying, “end the call”? I think it’s fine to continue using the phrase of when it started… you’re just being a little too pedantic in my opinion.
You’re Pendantic.
I don’t use those terms…I likely correct people who use them…I’m so pleasant to be around.
I roll down my windows. My jeep has no button to do it. Just an old fashioned roller.
I had a 92 YJ for a while…I had to roll down the windows.
It did not have AC. Did not have power locks either.
That was a fun vehicle.
I had a 1979 CJ5 when I was younger, I had to unzip my windows.
They see Tony rolling, they hating, they trying to catch him riding without some hot spec!
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I had a 1976 Ford Pinto.
Floor was rotted out on drivers side.
Drivers side window did not go down.
I was pushed, once, about 65 miles from behind by another car on a highway when the timing belt snapped.
And I’m still around to talk about it
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My brake lines busted on me while driving home from work on the highway during rush hour….nothing like having that pedal just drop to floor with no change in speed…
Got very good with coordination between gas, pressing the emergency brake and pulling the brake release on that trip home….
But the best part of a jeep is I just went in autozone and bought some new brake lines and replaced it all myself.
Never took it to a garage aside from emissions testing as long as I owned it. Which was like 10 years.
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I lost my brakes on my JK and when I pulled the E brake nothing happened. Imagine my surprise…
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