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Meaning of all in in English

all in
adverb
(also all-in)
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/ˌɔːlˈɪn/ us
/ˌɑːlˈɪn/

all in adverb (RISK)

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in a way that risks all your money in a game such as poker:
go all in I bet, he raised me, I raised back and then he went all in.
He took the view that rather than pass he had better raise all-in.
in a way that shows a lot of determination and a willingness to take a big risk in order to achieve something:
go all in Rather than take the safer path and keep his day job, Merkley went all in and quit his executive post.
Congress and the President have gone all-in to prop up the economy.
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all in adverb (INCLUDING ALL)

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in a way that includes everything in a price or total:
I calculated that as long as a new fridge cost less than £360 all in, it would have paid for itself in the first year.
Making this delicious almond and raisin lamb curry takes just an hour, all-in.
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all in
adjective
(also all-in)
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/ˌɔːlˈɪn/ us
/ˌɑːlˈɪn/

all in adjective (INCLUDING ALL)

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including everything in a price or total:
The all-in cost was £695, including the first consultation.
His estimate of $12-billion is "all in," and includes costs like site preparation and financing.
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all in adjective (RISK)

risking all your money in a game such as poker:
There was no betting on the round because the player was all in.
showing a lot of determination and a willingness to take a big risk in order to achieve something:
He wants the war to end but he is committed and all in.
The actor is known for his daring, all-in style.
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all in adjective (TIRED)

UK informal old-fashioned
very tired, so you are unable to do anything more:
I'm going home now - I'm all in.
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(Definition of all in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

all-in | Business English

all-in
adjective [ before noun ]
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including the costs for all parts of a service:
an all-in package/price The all-in price includes a pre-theater cocktail and the best available seats at your chosen show.

all-in

adverb
At $350 each, all-in, the cost of the trip was extremely reasonable.
(Definition of all in from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of all in

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Broiler houses operate on an all-in, all-out basis and are amenable to effective cleaning.
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An all-in-one solution to geometric and photometric calibration.
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Given the nature of the investigation, only those who had children and did not co-reside with a child were included - all-in-all 493 respondents.
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To guarantee that no singularities exist between the planned nodes, c6 -heuristic is introduced in the multiple-heuristics search, to keep the all-in-one-step approach of our planning algorithm.
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Allowing for this and all other possible contingencies, the all-in cost should be well under £4 per ton.
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My information is that it is the all-in cost for land, roads and sewers.
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The average all-in cost per cadet for the current year is estimated at £311.
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Those who have seen its advertisements on television of the all-in holiday will know that it is very effective and well done.
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There is such a thing as an all-in strike, and some of us are overseers and have to levy the rate.
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In a world economic recession, we are in an all-in wrestling match with other countries.
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What we are trying to do is to move into an all-in graded system, with a single social security contribution.
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There was only one railway director, and the five managers looked after the all-in work of transport during the war.
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The only real, stable foundation for disarmament is the exception by the great nations of all-in arbitration.
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It is estimated that the total all-in cost of the houses in question will be £1,076.
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It is a policy of all-in insurance covering good and bad alike.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（撲克遊戲等中）全下地，下注所有籌碼地, 破釜沉舟地, 總價為（…）地…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（扑克游戏等中）全下地，下注所有筹码地, 破釜沉舟地, 总价为（...）地…
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acabado, com tudo incluído…
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