cash in
[verb]
Synonyms: die, check out, conk, croak, drop, kick in, kick off, pass away, pop off, succumb

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cash in phrasal verb (see also cash)

1. to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfair
cash in on
The record company was trying to cash in on her fame by releasing early teenage recordings.

2. cash something ↔ in to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money

3. cash in your chips to die – used humorously

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cash in
cash in (on (something))
to make money doing something.
Companies developing this technology are not necessarily cashing in.

Criminals cannot cash in on their crimes by selling their stories to the newspapers.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

cash in
to exchange coupons or bonds for their value in money
We decided to cash in the coupons because we needed some money.

I cashed in a large number of my savings bonds in order to get some money to buy a car.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

cash in something
to exchange coupons or bonds for their value in money
We decided to cash in the coupons because we needed some money.

I cashed in a large number of my savings bonds in order to get some money to buy a car.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

cash in
v.
1. To exchange (as poker chips or bonds) for the value in money.
He paid the bill by cashing in some bonds.
When the card game ended, the players cashed in their chips and went home.
2. or cash in one's chips slang To die.
When the outlaw cashed in his chips, he was buried with his boots on.
He was shot through the body and knew he was going to cash in.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲