Definitions

cash in

[kash-in] / ˈkæʃˌɪn /

VERB

exchange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

swap

STRONG

alternate bandy bargain barter castle change commute correspond displace flip-flop interchange invert market network rearrange reciprocate replace reverse revise seesaw shift shuffle shuttle substitute switch traffic transact transfer transpose truck

WEAK

buy and sell change hands contact with convert into deal in give and take go over to hook up horse-trade link up pass to pay back return the compliment swap horses turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONG

continue deny hold keep leave alone refuse remain

VERB

liquidate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convert pay off quit reimburse repay

STRONG

cash clear discharge exchange honor realize satisfy settle square

WEAK

cash out sell off sell up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay take

STRONG

fail hold keep owe upset

WEAK

build construct create invest

VERB

pass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

close die drop end expire go stop

STRONG

decease demise depart disappear discontinue dissolve dwindle ebb evaporate fade perish succumb terminate vanish wane

WEAK

blow over melt away pass away peter out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be born bear begin commence continue create start

STRONG

appear arrive come grow increase rise

WEAK

accept be willing deny fail fall behind get live lose receive refuse take veto

VERB

redeem

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pay off reclaim recoup regain repay restore win back

STRONG

cash change cover defray discharge exchange purchase ransom recapture reinstate repossess repurchase retrieve settle

WEAK

buy back buy off call in get back make good replevin replevy take in trade in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit lose

STRONG

hold keep

WEAK

abandon disregard ignore

Example Sentences

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However, some are worried about the sustainability of the businesses due to mounting losses and have warned of the risk of retail investors getting burned as institutional investors cash in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Johnson & Johnson JNJ 2.02%increase; green up pointing triangle has agreed to buy biotechnology company Firefly Bio for $1 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s oncology pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Activist short sellers release reports on companies that they say are overvalued or hiding information from shareholders, then cash in on the selloffs their ideas sometimes induce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

What’s more, keeping cash in money-market funds could push you into a higher tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

If the race-fixing conspirators could stop Seabiscuit, they could take advantage of the other horses’ long odds, cash in huge bets, and disappear.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

cash in

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