cash out

verb

cashed out; cashing out; cashes out

transitive verb

: to convert (noncash assets) to cash

cash out stocks

intransitive verb

: to convert noncash assets to cash

cash-out

ˈkash-ˌau̇t 

noun

Examples of cash out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This morning’s must reads (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Some state workers are cashing out big by banking their days off. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025

This means transferring the stock from the traditional IRA to a Roth without cashing out the positions and buying them back. —Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025

At every step, he's been able to invest some money into other people's good ideas and then cash out—literally and figuratively—with more money and a gaudier reputation, despite contributing very little. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

The push to stop acquisitions outraged investors who back small companies that want to cash out by being acquired by a tech giant. —David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for cash out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Legal Definition

cash out

transitive verb

1

: to prematurely redeem the securities of (a holder) often as part of a merger

the merging company will cash out the minority shareholders

2

a

: to accept payment for (a security) in full often unwillingly

the shareholders were required to cash out their shares

b

: to dispose of (one's goods or assets) by sale

cashed out his investment

cash-out noun