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

The move will be a logistical headache, given that Manus employees have already joined Meta’s AI team and early investors have all cashed out. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026

When the wave of new speculative players slows or stops, though, keeping those crypto prices high requires a core group of non-speculative players willing to buy the token just to play the game, without any expectations of cashing out. —ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026

Tiny now seems to see an opportunity to make a profit cashing out. —Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Yet risk-minded investors are cashing out. —Lu Wang, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026

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