cashing out
Converting to cash
Cashing out is converting assets into money, especially when exiting a position entirely.
A gambler cashes out chips at the casino cage.
An investor cashes out stock holdings.
A founder cashes out by selling their company.
The phrase implies finality—taking what you've accumulated and walking away: After twenty years, she cashed out and retired to the coast.
- gainPositive return received
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- returnsProfits from investments
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
selling up · payout · disbursement · monetization · windfall · exit strategy · quitting · calling it quits · redemption · walking away · jackpot · profit-taking · stock options · divestment · cutting losses · withdrawal · golden parachute · early retirement
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- service tasksserving, greeting, seating, booking, checking in
- bridge playsfinesse, ruff, trump, discard, endplay
- letting goletting go, forgive, giving up, let go, relinquishing
- money customstipping, gratuity, gratuities, tip jar, splitting the bill
cashing outreinvesting
Returning profits to principal
buying in · investing · plowing back · doubling down · acquiring
cashing outbuying in
Acquiring in quantity
going all in · committing · signing on · getting in · doubling down
cashing outleaving money on the table
cash, out, outer, outing, cashier, outs, cashes, cashed, outermost