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

The winner is the person who can hold on to this trajectory the longest, ideally cashing out in the microsecond before the randomized formula shoots the line perilously downward. —Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

But the monster move isn’t a reason for investors to cash out, Cramer says. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026

School districts estimate the delays cost $122 million between the interest and issuance costs of borrowing, cashing out investments or forgoing investment income that would have otherwise built up if revenue had come out on time. —A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Rubio had already told lawmakers that keeping the cash out of the hands of Caracas’ many creditors would be a top priority, a House Republican told Semafor. —Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 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