cash-in

[kash-in]

noun

1. redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.

cash in

verb

1. (tr) to give (something) in exchange, esp for money

2. informal

   1. to profit (from)

   2. to take advantage (of)

3. (intr) a slang expression for die 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of cash-in¹

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase cash in

Idioms and Phrases

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]

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]

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]

Example Sentences

By that point, Burns had largely finished her second album, How To Be Human, so anyone hoping for musical treachery and skullduggery will be disappointed: There are no cash-in covers of Talking Head's Psycho Killer, or Macy Gray's I Committed Murder.

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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.

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It's easy to write off reunions as a lazy cash-in, but the dedicated fans who are likely to turn up will want an experience to remember.

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But his old band is still very much top of mind; he is currently sifting through the band’s vaults, trying to find unused material to release that won’t come off like some cheap cash-in for the fans.

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Omarosa Manigault Newman made a similar claim in 2018 during her press tour for her cash-in/book “Unhinged.”

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Related Words

• close 
• die 
• drop 
• end 
• expire 
• go 
• stop