cash in on

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: to take advantage of (something) in order to make money

The magazine is planning to cash in on the hype surrounding the celebrity's wedding by publishing exclusive photos of the ceremony.

Carpenters cashed in on the construction boom.

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Brown signed a one-year deal with a player option after expecting to cash in on free agency last summer. —

Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023 Electric vehicle-charging startups are racing to cash in on California’s drive to electrify truck fleets in the state. —

Paul Berger, WSJ, 29 May 2023 Investors are eager to cash in on soaring demand for luxury properties, but an attack on an archaeologist investigating building violations brought a darker underbelly to light. —

Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 20 May 2023 No surprise, then, that amid stiff competition from Amazon Prime and Disney+, Netflix wants to cash in on the popularity. —

Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cash in on