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

In 2015, Ramaswamy cashed out a piece of his Roivant stake, accounting for the majority of his nearly $37.1 million in capital gains on his tax return. —Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Employees could use that personal leave as vacation time or bank the hours and cash out at retirement. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025

The bill establishes rules for stablecoin issuers, including: Firms must hold a reserve of assets underlying the stablecoin so consumers can always easily cash out their holdings. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 May 2025

Additionally, personal leave programs give state workers a choice: Take additional vacation hours now, or save that time in a bank, which can be cashed out later, and often at a higher salary rate. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 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