Meaning & use
Cashed
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Exchanged a check, voucher, or similar document for money.
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She cashed her paycheck at the corner bank.
He finally cashed in the savings bonds his grandmother gave him as a child.
A note on using this word
"Cashed" is the past tense of "cash," which functions as a verb only when paired with a financial instrument, as in "cash a check."
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Another way to use it
2. verb
(informal) Gave up on or ended an effort, as in the phrase "cashed in."
After forty years on the job, he finally cashed in and retired to the coast.
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