To cash in on something is to benefit or make money from an event or situation, often in an unfair way.
Examples of use:
1. BBC News headline: Israelis cash in on Kosher wine trade.
2. Some Londoners cashed in on the Royal Wedding by renting out their homes.
3. Times Online headline: Investors cash in on BP crisis.
4. Airline companies are cashing in on the demand for cheap flights.
| infinitive |
cash in on |
| present simple |
cash in on and cashes in on |
| -ing form |
cashing in on |
| past simple |
cashed in on |
| past participle |
cashed in on |
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