cash something in (for something)

cash something in (for something)
cash something in(for something)
to exchange a security for money; to convert a foreign currency to one's own currency; to turn gaming tokens or poker chips in for money. (See also cash (one's chips) in.) •

I cashed the bonds in for a cashier's check.

I cashed in my bonds for their face value.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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