club together
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When everyone in a group puts in some money so they can buy something together.
Literal meaning: To join ('together') as a club ('club') by pooling resources.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
For a group of people to each contribute money toward a shared purchase or expense.
"Everyone in the office clubbed together to buy the manager a leaving present."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Common in British English. Typically used when friends, family, or colleagues share the cost of a gift, event, or shared purchase. The sense of shared purpose and financial contribution is central.
Commonly used with
gift present cost ticket holiday money
Forms
Base
club together
I/you/we/they
3rd person
clubs together
he/she/it
Past simple
clubed together
yesterday
Past participle
clubed together
have + pp
-ing form
clubing together
continuous
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