cash out

To sell something you own, or your share of it, and take the money.

• They decided to cash out.
• She cashed out her shares last year.
• Should we cash out while prices are high?

Similar words: sell, liquidate

Common phrases: cash out shares, cash out an investment

To finish gambling and exchange your playing chips for money.

• I want to cash out now.
• She cashed out her chips after winning.
• We cashed out and left the casino.

Similar words: redeem chips

Common phrases: cash out chips, cash out winnings

To check that the money collected during a work shift matches the sales records.

• We cash out after closing.
• The cashier cashed out before going home.
• Can you help me cash out the till?

Similar words: balance the till

Common phrases: cash out nightly, cash out the till

To explain what an idea means in practice or what follows from it.

• Please cash out that idea.
• The author cashed out the theory with practical examples.
• How would you cash out this claim in everyday terms?

How to use it: cash out something in terms of something (We can cash out this claim in terms of observable behavior.)

Similar words: spell out, explain, explicate

Common phrases: cash out something, cash out a claim

To stop trying because you think there is no point in continuing.

• I nearly cashed out.
• After another rejection, he cashed out and stopped trying.
• Do not cash out before you have tried every option.

Similar words: give up, quit

Opposites: persist

Common phrases: cash out early, just cash out