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🤑 To profit 💵 To exchange for money
to cash in

to cash in

21 3.7
Make money from something, often by using a good opportunity
  • phrasal verb
  • /kæʃ ɪn/
translation icon : liquidar
  • The investor decided to cash in his stocks before the market dropped.

I built a brand and I didn't cash in in the short term.

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Examples

  • However, you can't fault those players for cashing in on their success.

    Blog text (25)

  • Depending on their entry and exit prices, some might get to cash in their options with huge gains on expiration.

    Patrick Boyle

  • Yeah, When can we cash in on this thing?

  • It's time to cash in the chips, game's over.

    The Outsider (1997)

  • I built a brand and I didn't cash in in the short term.

    GaryVee

  • Let's just say you want to cash in on people's nutrition interest.

  • Gutierrez here tried to cash in on that contract.

    Control (2004)

  • George is hoping to cash in on lucrative carbon credits.

    Blog text (30)

  • Brazil is now preparing to cash in on another gusher: oil.

    Academic text (2010)

  • He's a YouTube guy who's cashing in on what he's built.

    Mulligan Brothers Interviews

Synonyms

to cash
vsto cash in
206 2.1

To change a check into money

typically stresses gaining profit or seizing an opportunity rather than simple exchange
to realize
vsto cash in
  • Specialized
46 6.7

To turn things you own into money

focuses on seizing an opportunity to get profit rather than simple conversion
to liquidate investment
vsto cash in
  • Specialized
6.4

To sell investments to get cash

covers converting many things and often emphasizes taking advantage of an opportunity

How Profitable

to clean up
  • Informal
12 4.8
to cash in
21 3.7

Surface Forms

cash in infinitive
cashed in past
cashed in past participle
cashing in present participle
cashes in third person singular

Morphology

cash + in

The core sense 'to convert or redeem something for money' is directly derivable from 'cash' (obtain money) + 'in' (into/within), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the literal financial meaning. However, the extended use meaning 'to realize a profit or take advantage of an opportunity' is a metaphorical extension of the literal sense and may not be fully predictable without prior exposure, making the overall item only partially transparent.

Etymology

Cash in comes from the image of turning something valuable into cash, for example selling shares or using a success to get money. That's why it now often means 'to convert something into cash' or 'to take advantage of an opportunity'.