to cash in on

Examples

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• Social media helps Wildcat Sanctuary cash in on Give to the Max Day.

  Blog text (29)

• Want to know which Halloween costumes you can cash in on as an affiliate this year?

  Blog text (1)

• So they were trying to cash in on that and they started making really expensive stuff and a lot of people were not having it.

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

• So travel is a great way to cash in on your time wealth.

• The corporation truly does cash in on the farmer's efforts.

  Academic text (2000)

• Manners tried to cash in on the success of the play by writing an expanded version in novel form.

  Academic text (1996)

• Private investors followed, hoping to cash in on what looked like an imminent epic shift in the way the world produced electricity.

  Academic text (2012)

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

  Academic text (2010)

• Now that you've killed the bad guy and made the world safe for democracy, how are you going to cash in on your new-found fame?

  Hot Shots! (1991)

Synonyms

T

to take advantage

vsto cash in on

549 4.6

To use a person or situation to get an unfair benefit for yourself

is similar but emphasizes doing so opportunistically for money or benefit

T

to take advantage of

vsto cash in on

465 2.5

Use someone's trust or weakness to get something unfairly

is more about seizing chances for personal or financial gain opportunistically

E

to exploit

vsto cash in on

95 4.1

To use resources or chances well to get a good result

is often more opportunistic and aimed at quick personal profit

C

to capitalize

vsto cash in on

76 4.9

To use a situation to get an advantage

is often more opportunistic and focused on profit or personal gain

S

to seize on

vsto cash in on

19 5.3

To quickly use an idea or chance to get an advantage

is used more for opportunistic profit rather than sudden interest

S

to seize the opportunity

vsto cash in on

10 3.9

Act quickly to use a good chance

is specifically about acting to gain, often with opportunistic motive

M

to make out like a bandit

vsto cash in on

• Informal

2 8.4

Get a lot of money or things by luck

is more generally about opportunistic taking rather than large windfalls

B

to bounce on

vsto cash in on

• Informal

7.2

Act quickly to take an opportunity before others do

is generally about using a chance for personal or financial gain

Antonyms

M

to miss an opportunity

14 2.8

Fail to use a chance to do something you want

How Opportunistic

to cash in on

30 4.4

to exploit

214 5.6

to take advantage of

465 2.5

to profit

140 3.2

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