cash in one's chips
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
cash in one's chips
verb cashes in one's chips · cashing in one's chips · cashed in one's chips
- To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up. "Looks like these grandees'll have to cash in their chips and quit, but it's a darned shame."
-
To die.
A tough old hombre, unregenerate to the last, cashed in his chips in Oklahoma City the other day.
Similar: die
Talk about this word "cash in one's chips." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cash%20in%20one's%20chips. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cash in one's chips. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cash%20in%20one's%20chips "cash in one's chips." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cash%20in%20one's%20chips.Cite this
@misc{cash_in_one_s_chips_2026,
title = {cash in one's chips},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cash%20in%20one's%20chips},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
