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 noun

Examples of cash out in a Sentence

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More protests are staged, more donations flow in, ActBlue continues to cash out, and the cycle repeats. Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025 The big picture: This decision to offer liquidity earlier on is partly a response to the mass outcry from startup employees that — unable to cash out — had their huge paper gains in 2021 gutted. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 Why would anyone pay a 30% premium for a stock destined to be cashed out at the lower price? Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2025 Liquidity and valuation Private equity investments require longer-term capital commitments, so investors can’t cash out at any time, experts say. Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cash out

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of cash out was in 1971

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“Cash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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
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