Difference between chip and cut

[Joe]

Test No. incompl/advan-12 "Money", question 5

At the casino you can cash ......... your chips at the desk.

(a) off
(b) out
(c) up
(d) in

Test No. incompl/advan-12 "Money", answer 5

At the casino you can cash in your chips at the desk.

Correct answer: (d) in
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what is the difference between chips, drops and cuts?
Joe

[Torsten]

A chip is a small piece of material, either plastic or metal. For example, those small plastic disks used in casinos are called 'chips'. A drop is a small globule of liquid. For example rain comes down in drops.
A cut is an incision or a slice.
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[Guest]

Hello, thank you so far for your help.
I would like to ask if there is a sort way to make sence in prasal verbs, ex when we use in or out or up etc..
There is any code which someone could guess if he doesn't know which is the correct one?

[Mister Micawber]

There are no rules, Guest, but the particles attached to the phrasal verbs usually have general meanings (in addition to the physical meanings) which often apply, so that learning these can help you make an educated guess. For example:

cut off -- off often has the meaning of separation: hand off, lead off

cut out -- out often has the sense of away: start out, put out, send out

cut up -- up often means completely: finish up, gather up, make up
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[Sultano]

what is the meaning of CASH IN?

[Mister Micawber]

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Here, 'exchange for cash money'.
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