cash in, How China Is Cashing in on the War in Ukraine

 

How China Is Cashing in on the War in Ukraine

The country’s trade with Russia this year has exceeded $200 billion, and makers of cars and trucks are the big winners.

cash in

phrasal verb of cash

1. 1.

   INFORMAL

   take advantage of or exploit a situation.

   "the breweries were cashing in on the rediscovered taste for real ales"

   Similar:

   take advantage of

   turn to one's advantage

   exploit

   make money from

   profit from

   do well out of

   milk

   bleed

   suck dry

   squeeze

   wring

   make a killing out of
2. 2.

   convert an insurance policy, savings account, or other investment into money.

   "hundreds of savers cashed in their investments"