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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some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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Yet legacy sequels can’t cash in on brand recognition alone.
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Variety, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Clark had 5 kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine and more than $204,000 in cash in his car at the time of his arrest in August 2021, prosecutors said.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
The Sunday Week 9 player prop cashed in as well on another receiving sailing over his receiving yards prop.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Mexican authorities found two individuals with firearms, drugs and cash in Altar, Sonora, and took them into custody, according to Salas.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Variety, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Clark had 5 kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine and more than $204,000 in cash in his car at the time of his arrest in August 2021, prosecutors said.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
The Sunday Week 9 player prop cashed in as well on another receiving sailing over his receiving yards prop.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Mexican authorities found two individuals with firearms, drugs and cash in Altar, Sonora, and took them into custody, according to Salas.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Cash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20in. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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