cash out

liquider, convertir en espèces

Vendre un bien ou sa part dans ce bien pour en récupérer l’argent.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : sell, liquidate

Expressions courantes : cash out shares, cash out an investment

échanger ses jetons

Arrêter de jouer et échanger ses jetons de casino contre de l’argent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : redeem chips

Expressions courantes : cash out chips, cash out winnings

faire la caisse

Vérifier que l’argent encaissé pendant un service correspond aux ventes enregistrées.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : balance the till

Expressions courantes : cash out nightly, cash out the till

expliciter, concrétiser

Expliquer ce qu’une idée signifie en pratique ou quelles conséquences en découlent.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : cash out something in terms of something (We can cash out this claim in terms of observable behavior.)

Synonymes : spell out, explain, explicate

Expressions courantes : cash out something, cash out a claim

abandonner, baisser les bras

Cesser d’essayer parce qu’on pense que continuer ne sert à rien.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : give up, quit

Contraires : persist

Expressions courantes : cash out early, just cash out