It may also apply when an individual partner in a firm, such as Romney, cashes out.

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It appears that Moffett, now past 70, wants to prove up more reserves before he cashes out at multiples of the present stock price.

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That cashes out to around 250 and 320 million euros in exports annually for Iceland, a nation which was hit hard by the global financial crisis.

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