cashes out

Converts to currency

To cash out is to convert assets, chips, or holdings into money and withdraw from a situation—leaving a casino, selling investments, or exiting a business venture: He cashed out his 401k early, She cashed out of the startup before it collapsed.

The phrase implies finality: taking your winnings (or losses) and walking away.

Related

stock options · wrap-up · closure · exit strategy · calls it quits · finalization · withdrawal · relinquishment · redemption · portfolio management · winning hand · resignation · payout · lump sum · walks away · capital gains · resolution · jackpot

Opposites
financial commitment

cashes outbuys in

Adopts a belief

invests · doubles down · reinvests · stakes · antes up

risk exposure

cashes outdoubles down

Increases commitment despite risk

raises the stakes · gambles · stays in · antes up · ups the ante

participation

cashes outjoins in

Becomes a participant

commits · signs on · enters · dives in · digs in

Family

cash, cashes, cashed, cashing, cashier, cashiers, out, outs, outed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G