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
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Examples of cash in in a Sentence
some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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The refs didn’t see it that way and the Blue Jackets cashed in on the man advantage.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Dec. 2024
Take the modest financial hit now, and cash in later by growing the game.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
The player prop picks posted on these NFL betting preview pages at Forbes have been scoring and cashing in Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15 and Week 16.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In recent years, hospitals and other health care providers — whose data is particularly sensitive and whose operations are especially critical — have increasingly become a target of cyber criminals looking to cash in.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Dec. 2024
Take the modest financial hit now, and cash in later by growing the game.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
The player prop picks posted on these NFL betting preview pages at Forbes have been scoring and cashing in Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15 and Week 16.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In recent years, hospitals and other health care providers — whose data is particularly sensitive and whose operations are especially critical — have increasingly become a target of cyber criminals looking to cash in.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Cash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20in. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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