cash in
verb
cashed in; cashing in; cashes in
: to obtain cash for
cashed in the bonds
1
a
: to retire from a gambling game
b
: to settle accounts and withdraw from an involvement (such as a business deal)
2
: to obtain advantage or financial profit
—often used with on
cash in on a bestseller
Examples of cash in in a Sentence
some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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All signs point to trajectories like Max's becoming not just normalized, but bankable, and art clearly matters less than cash in that equation.
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Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Once a small farming town, Kuna may be making a name for itself as a home for big data centers hoping to cash in on Idaho’s low electricity rates and nifty sales-tax exemption.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
Democrats were not the only ones to cash in on jobs in the Legislature.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
During a three-month stretch late last year, Almonte deposited $22,000 in cash while Rodriguez allegedly deposited $24,000 in cash in a six-month period, according to the complaint.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Once a small farming town, Kuna may be making a name for itself as a home for big data centers hoping to cash in on Idaho’s low electricity rates and nifty sales-tax exemption.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
Democrats were not the only ones to cash in on jobs in the Legislature.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
During a three-month stretch late last year, Almonte deposited $22,000 in cash while Rodriguez allegedly deposited $24,000 in cash in a six-month period, according to the complaint.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cash in
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“Cash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20in. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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