# Cash over and short

> Cash over and short is the gap between the cash you counted in the drawer and the cash that should be there per the sales.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/cash-over-short

Cash over and short is the gap between the cash you counted in the drawer and the cash that should be there per the sales.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

It usually comes from a change mistake or a keying error. A shortage is booked as a cost and an overage as a small income, and neither should be hidden. If a shortage keeps showing up with one cashier, talk to them.

## A worked example

Expected is 700 and you count 690. The shortage is 10 and is booked as a loss. If you count 705, the overage is 5.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/cash-over-short
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/cash-over-short

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