cash-in
noun
redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.
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 William Alexander Fraser
Australia's most populous state will launch a gun buyback scheme later this year, becoming the first to offer cash in exchange for firearms in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He got a two-step lead on rookie corner Collin Wright on a long pass from Lance, yet couldn’t cash in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Seaside traders believe people are spending fewer evenings and less cash in one of the biggest resorts on England's east coast.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The investors whose SpaceX shares vanished before they could cash in.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Olanna spent most of the cash in the envelope and bought biscuits and toffees in shiny wrappers from a woman who traded behind enemy lines, but Baby only nibbled at them.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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