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go in on

B2 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To pay part of the price of something with other people.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

To contribute money jointly with others toward a shared purchase or cost.

"Do you want to go in on a birthday present for Marcus together?"

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To join someone as a partner in a business venture or investment.

"He asked me to go in on the new food truck business with him."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

More common in American English than British English. Typically used when a group splits the cost of a gift, food, or a larger purchase. Often phrased as 'do you want to go in on…?'

Commonly used with

gift present pizza rent car investment

Forms

Base
go in on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
goes in on
he/she/it
Past simple
went in on
yesterday
Past participle
gone in on
have + pp
-ing form
going in on
continuous

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Synonyms

chip in split the cost go halves share the cost pitch in club together

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