cash-in
noun
redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.
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cash-in
American
[kash-in]
/ ˈkæʃˌɪn /
noun
cash in
British
verb
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(tr) to give (something) in exchange, esp for money
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informal
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to profit (from)
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to take advantage (of)
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(intr) a slang expression for die 1
cash in
Idioms
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Settle an account, close a matter, quit, as in I'm simply going to cash in and leave , or The countries of the former Soviet Union have cashed in . [Late 1800s]
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Profit handsomely, as in When the stock price went up, we really cashed in . This phrase often is extended to cash in on , meaning to take advantage of. [Early 1900s]
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Also, cash in one's chips . Die, as in If this new treatment fails, Bob may be cashing in his chips before long . This usage was a transfer from quitting a poker game. [ Slang ; late 1800s]
Etymology
Origin of cash-in
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase cash in
Example Sentences
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That is less than half the $800,000 cash-in value of Montana’s policy and a fraction of the death benefit, according to a court challenge she made this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
But a new “Mean Girls” can withstand all that when it has an overall approach that rejects the feeling of a made-for-streaming nostalgia cash-in.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2024
However, it is similarly tough to identify the optimal landowners to subsidize, and these payments may not match the quick cash-in of deforestation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
Farmers have looked to harvest more to cash-in on elevated crop prices.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
"Let's line up fer a cash-in," he exclaimed to Mortimer, making a break down the steps to the lawn.
From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander
During the second quarter, traders piled into leveraged products like ETFs to try and cash in on the red-hot rally in semis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
This certainly casts doubts about Reform's ability to cash in.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Entrepreneurs—from fashion executives to coffee-chain founders—are looking to cash in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Even before AMD’s latest announcements, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya said he saw an “emerging battle” in the server-CPU market as the two chip makers look to cash in on the agentic AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The company had $100 million in cash in the bank, was still generating $100 million a year of free cash flow—and had a market value of only $250 million!
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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