cash in

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cash in

verb cashes in · cashing in · cashed in

To exchange for cash. The gamblers cashed in their remaining chips at the end of the night.
intransitive To settle one's debts, accounts, or bills, especially relating to gambling. He's just mad because I haven't cashed in yet.
figuratively, often, followed by on To profit from something; to take advantage of an opportunity in order to profit, especially financially; to capitalize on. Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded.
slang To die. He turned to me, and "Cap," says he, "I'll cash in this trip, I guess; / And if I do, I'm asking that you won't refuse my last request."[…
Similar: 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

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verb to profit from

Español	canjear, cobrar
Français	tirer profit, profiter, tirer parti

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@misc{cash_in_2026,
  title = {cash in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cash%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}