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 merger closing will likely trigger more voluntary departures as many WBD executives had been waiting to cash out stock options post-transaction, no longer bound by contracts that typically provide a way out in case of change of ownership. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

The company was started in Florida in 1997, but its founders cashed out more than a decade ago. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

The victim cashed out her and her deceased husband's pension accounts and, in total, paid the scammer more than $270,000. — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

People who didn't necessarily need the money but just wanted to cash out for financial planning reasons. — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 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