cash out

Cash  (ksh), John Known as "Johnny." 1932-2003.

American country and western singer and songwriter best known for his songs about poverty and the downtrodden, including "Folsom Prison Blues" (1969).

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cash ¹  (ksh)

n.

1. Money in the form of bills or coins; currency.

2. Payment for goods or services in currency or by check.

tr.v. cashed, cash·ing, cash·es

To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips.

Phrasal Verbs:

cash in

1. To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account.

2. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.

3. Slang To die.

cash out

To dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.

Idiom:

cash on the barrelhead

Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit.

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[Obsolete French casse, money box (from Norman French; see case²) or from Italian cassa (from Latin capsa, case).]

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cashless adj.

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cash ²  (ksh)

n. pl. cash

Any of various Asian coins of small denomination, especially a copper and lead coin with a square hole in its center.

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[Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kcu, a small coin.]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cash out - choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals; "After 3 decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia" live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"