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

In the end, D’Amico cashed out and withdrew from the Versace family. —Mattia Dognini, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025

The new players are shocked to learn of the life-or-death stakes and quickly divide into two groups: those that want to stay and keep competing, and those that want to cash out and leave. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024

Those who take cash out of a business rather than continuing to grow it from within are more likely to fail. —Peter Boolkah, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024

Don’t cash out if the market drops In a bear market, some retirement savers panic and sell, hoping to protect their savings from further losses. —Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 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