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

That does not mean, however, that an everyday investor should cash out of stocks and put every dollar in cash. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025

Nobody is going to ‘cash out’, and Perez himself does not stand to benefit financially. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

Chan frequently cashed out management, sick and vacation hours, which inflated his total wages to among the highest in the state for city employees. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025

Some funds, especially those that hold physical gold or operate in less liquid markets, can impose a gate — a limit on redemptions — if too many investors try to cash out. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 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