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

Several investors are set to cash out of the Royals as a consortium led by entrepreneur Kal Somani and Rob Walton of the Walmart family buys the team. —Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Too often, workers change jobs and cash out small accounts rather than rolling them over — permanently shrinking their retirement nest egg. —Chris Mahoney, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

Literally no one wanted this deal except for the utility executives looking to cash out. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026

Regulators approved Action’s license, and the company launched its online sports betting operations in November and began offering all Advance Financial stores as a place to deposit into or cash out of an Action betting account. —ProPublica, 24 Mar. 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