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

Ultimately, the extremities of the macroeconomic response to the pandemic caused inflation, and to drag inflation-causing cash out of the system the means by which it was created, expansion of the federal Reserve’s balance sheet, had to be reversed. —Clem Chambers, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

But Trump Media warned that other early investors were planning to cash out as soon as the lockups expired. —Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024

The group cashed out on the claims using bank accounts, ATM withdrawals and money orders. —Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024

Like Montana, Idaho has natural beauty that is attracting people who are cashing out of more expensive areas, said Nicki Hellenkamp, Boise’s director of housing and homelessness policy. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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