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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Examples of cash in in a Sentence
some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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Many businesses in Argentina still prefer to deal in cash in part because of chronic economic instability.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Since government stores that sell products in MLC are usually empty, money transfers from abroad that can only be cashed in local Cuban currencies are less attractive.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Since government stores that sell products in MLC are usually empty, money transfers from abroad that can only be cashed in local Cuban currencies are less attractive.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for cash in
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“Cash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20in. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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