to cash in

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To profit from; to use an opportunity to maximum advantage, especially financially

Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded.

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disapproval If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way. Residents said local gang leaders had cashed in on the violence to seize valuable land
If you cash in something such as an insurance policy, you exchange it for money. Avoid cashing in a policy early as you could lose out heavily He did not cash in his shares
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exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"
to cash in
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