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 early traders, who by now had made a killing, began to cash out. —Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025

After artificially inflating the price of the coin, the creators cashed out close to $700,000. —Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025

This matters to BlackRock because lower interest rates should prompt investors to move more of their cash out of money market funds into other assets, particularly BlackRock’s equity funds and private markets. —Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025

Will Musk stay in Trump’s good graces long enough to cash out? —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025

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