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cash-in
[kash-in]
noun
redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.
cash in
verb
(tr) to give (something) in exchange, esp for money
informal
to profit (from)
to take advantage (of)
(intr) a slang expression for die 1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cash-in1
Idioms and Phrases
Settle an account, close a matter, quit, as in I'm simply going to cash in and leave , or The countries of the former Soviet Union have cashed in . [Late 1800s]
Profit handsomely, as in When the stock price went up, we really cashed in . This phrase often is extended to cash in on , meaning to take advantage of. [Early 1900s]
Also, cash in one's chips . Die, as in If this new treatment fails, Bob may be cashing in his chips before long . This usage was a transfer from quitting a poker game. [ Slang ; late 1800s]
Example Sentences
It's easy to write off reunions as a lazy cash-in, but the dedicated fans who are likely to turn up will want an experience to remember.
But his old band is still very much top of mind; he is currently sifting through the band’s vaults, trying to find unused material to release that won’t come off like some cheap cash-in for the fans.
Omarosa Manigault Newman made a similar claim in 2018 during her press tour for her cash-in/book “Unhinged.”
“But it is hard to feel like you have to play perfect baseball offensively. Like, if you don’t cash-in in a certain inning, that it’s gonna cost you. So I think there’s something to do that.”
But a new “Mean Girls” can withstand all that when it has an overall approach that rejects the feeling of a made-for-streaming nostalgia cash-in.
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