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 noun

Examples of cash out in a Sentence

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To evaluate a stock’s suitability, first consider your timeline for cashing out profits. Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Some family members who can only visit once or twice a year would rather cash out. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025 While founders and top researchers cash out, investors and rank-and-file staff are often left stranded, sparking growing concern that these quasi-acquisitions not only skirt regulators but also threaten to choke off AI innovation at its source. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025 Now, their founders and investors had cashed out for a quarter-billion dollars. Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cash out

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of cash out was in 1971

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“Cash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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
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