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

And importantly, the SPV marketplace allows for company insiders—including their billionaire founders—to cash out secretly without spooking the market. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

But superintendents’ pay includes more than just salary, and many can also cash out their unused vacation or sick days each year. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

Nexstar also was in the process of consolidating Tegna’s operations and top Tegna executives had cashed out. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Payton, for a brief time early in his tenure with the New Orleans Saints, would offer scouts cash out of his own pocket for hitting on an undrafted rookie who eventually made the roster. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

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