Ma'anar ƙamus na jumlar "kuɗi a cikin guntuwar mutum" shine mutuwa ko wucewa. Wannan jimlar ta samo asali ne a duniyar caca, inda "chips" ke nufin alamomi ko alamomi da ake amfani da su don wakiltar kuɗi a cikin gidan caca ko wasan kati. Lokacin da dan wasa ya gama wasa kuma yana son musanya guntun nasu don tsabar kuɗi, ana cewa suna "cashing a cikin guntuwarsu." A cikin ma’ana mafi girma, kalmar ta zo tana nufin ƙarshen rayuwar mutum, kamar dai suna tara kuɗi a cikin abin da ya mallaka na ƙarshe.