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Noun cache has 3 senses

cache - a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
--₁ is a kind of storage space

Derived form: verb cache₁
hoard, cache, stash - a secret store of valuables or money
--₂ is a kind of store, stock, fund

Derived form: verb cache₁
cache, memory cache - (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
--₃ is a kind of buffer, buffer storage, buffer store
--₃ has particulars: disk cache

Verb cache has 1 sense

hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away - save up as for future use
--₁ is one way to save, lay aside, save up

Derived forms: noun cache₂, noun cache₁
Sample sentence:
They cache the money in the closet