cash in
verb
cashed in; cashing in; cashes in
: to obtain cash for
cashed in the bonds
1
a
: to retire from a gambling game
b
: to settle accounts and withdraw from an involvement (such as a business deal)
2
: to obtain advantage or financial profit
—often used with on
cash in on a bestseller
Examples of cash in in a Sentence
some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This week, investors cashed in recent gains on high-flying, artificial intelligence growth stocks, rotating instead to overlooked other areas of the market, such as financials, industrials and health care stocks that are more cyclical and sensitive to the course of the economy.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
The Yankees and Rangers have also now flip-flopped Triple-A shortstops in a year's time, as 25-year-old Jonathan Ornelas signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees in November after Texas traded him for cash in May.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But the stimulus wasn’t the only thing putting cash in the hands of Americans.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This week, investors cashed in recent gains on high-flying, artificial intelligence growth stocks, rotating instead to overlooked other areas of the market, such as financials, industrials and health care stocks that are more cyclical and sensitive to the course of the economy.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
The Yankees and Rangers have also now flip-flopped Triple-A shortstops in a year's time, as 25-year-old Jonathan Ornelas signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees in November after Texas traded him for cash in May.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But the stimulus wasn’t the only thing putting cash in the hands of Americans.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cash in
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“Cash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20in. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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