cash-in
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Audio Help [kash-in] Pronunciation Key –noun
| redemption, as of mutual-fund shares. |
[Origin: 1935–40; n. use of v. phrase cash in
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cash in
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Audio Help [kash] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
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—Idiom
| 1. | money in the form of coins or banknotes, esp. that issued by a government. |
| 2. | money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase. |
| 3. | to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.). |
| 4. | Cards.
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| 5. | cash in,
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| 6. | cash in on, to profit from; use to one's advantage: swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public. |
| 7. | cash in one's chips, Slang. to die. |
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cash·a·ble, adjective
cash·a·bil·i·ty, noun
cash·a·ble·ness, noun
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n.
tr.v. cashed, cash·ing, cash·es To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips. Phrasal Verbs: cash in
Phrasal Verb(s): cash in
To dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land. Idiom(s): cash on the barrelhead Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit. [Obsolete French casse, money box (from Norman French; see case2) or from Italian cassa (from Latin capsa, case).] cash'less adj. |
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| exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" [syn: cash] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
cash in
to exchange for money
Example: I've cashed in all my shares.
See also: cash, cash in on, cash register, cashier, cash machine, cash-and-carry, "cash in" in any languageExample: I've cashed in all my shares.
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