buck in
C1 informal intransitive
In simple words
To add your share of money or help to something everyone is doing together.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To contribute money toward a shared expense or gift.
"We all bucked in twenty dollars to buy the boss a retirement present."
2 C1 informal
To join in and help with a shared task or effort.
"If we all buck in, we'll have this place cleaned up in no time."
Usage notes
Chiefly Australian English. Functions similarly to 'chip in' or 'pitch in.' Used in informal contexts when a group pools resources or labor.
Commonly used with
money effort gift cost fund team
Forms
Base
buck in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bucks in
he/she/it
Past simple
bucked in
yesterday
Past participle
bucked in
have + pp
-ing form
bucking in
continuous
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