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

For the employee, all this invites them to simply clock in, cash out, rinse and repeat. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

For a second year in a row, California canceled a program that allows state workers to cash out unused vacation time over budget concerns. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Even more worrisome, the U.S. Treasury bond market also tanked as global investors spooked by Trump’s unpredictability moved their cash out of the traditional safe haven asset. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025

Some state workers are cashing out big by banking days off. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for cash out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

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