Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cash in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: cash in
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exchange for cash.

verb

To settle one's debts, accounts, or bills, especially relating to gambling.

Intransitive verb

verb

To profit from something; to take advantage of an opportunity in order to profit, especially financially; to capitalize on.

verb

To die.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The gamblers cashed in their remaining chips at the end of the night."
"Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights, I call it a draw"
"He's just mad because I haven't cashed in yet."
"Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded."
"Showman Monte Proser tried to cash in on the boom on a mass basis with his Dance Carnival in Madison Square Garden, where dancers lindy hopped, shagged and fox-trotted to the orchestras of Benny Goodman, Larry Clinton and Charlie Barnett[…]"
"For all PSG's attacking riches, it was Manchester City who carried the more concerted threat - with the only concern initially that they could not cash in on their domination."

Usage

Inflected Forms

cashes in (present, singular) cashing in (participle, present) cashed in (participle, past) cashed in (past)

Phrases

cash in one's chips cash in hand

Frequently Paired Words

cash in hand

Synonyms

assume room temperature auger in be called home be gathered to one's fathers be like the the One be no more be with Jesus be with the Lord bite the big one bite the biscuit bite the dust buy the farm

Questions

What does cash in mean?: To exchange for cash.

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