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 noun

Examples of cash out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When studios sell these vouchers to state taxpayers, often at a slight discount, the studios cash out while the buyers receive modest tax relief. Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Woods’s words come as several Nvidia insiders are taking the opportunity to cash out, to the tune of millions of dollars. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024 Or maybe Cardinale’s peers would hardly notice, with RedBird just the latest in a litany of foreign investors to get fed up with Italian soccer and cash out. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024 By selling them, often at a slight discount, studios can cash out and buyers can receive modest tax relief. Matt Stevens, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 The price of the stock could change dramatically before Trump has a chance to cash out. William Turton, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2024 Eventually, the criminals would send the scam proceeds to centralized crypto exchanges to cash out for traditional money. Zeke Faux, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 However, investors so far seem to be quite optimistic that won’t play out, and are rushing to get in on the action or cash out their gains. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024 The stake deal values the company at $1.85 billion, and includes KKR cashing out of Chord when the transaction is completed. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of cash out was in 1971

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“Cash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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
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