all-in

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adjective (1)

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chiefly British : all-inclusive
2
chiefly British : being almost without restrictions
all-in wrestling

all in

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adjective (2)

variants or less commonly all-in
1
: tired, exhausted
Atticus said as tactfully as he could that he just didn't think he could stand a pageant tonight, he was all in.Harper Lee
Inside, the invalid had gone to bed; her mother said, "She was all in," and expressed pity for her, for the first time.Edna O'Brien
2
: fully committed to or involved in something
The Diamondbacks are all-in for this year. It's why they brought in J. D. Martinez at the trade deadline. They have a healthy mix of young and veteran players, and they're looking to make a run this October.Kevin Skiver
often used in the phrase go all in
With my bonus in tow, I got the far-fetched idea I didn't feel like working that type of pace anymore. So I went all in on real estate on my own.Philip Michael

Note: In poker, to go all in is to bet everything on a hand.

The best my opponent could have at this point was a 5-high straight, so I went all in—my full $220,000 was riding on this hand. The last card was a Jack—and I was out.John Grochowski

Examples of all-in in a Sentence

Adjective (1) all-in seven-day tour of Scotland Adjective (2) was all in after an evening of dancing and partying
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has gone all-in on Former President Donald Trump's candidacy for the White House, vowing to hand out $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition calling for free speech and the right to bear arms. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024 Neither major-party candidate has decided to go all-in on a single possible path to victory on the electoral map, with both choosing instead to use their considerable campaign resources to play the entire field. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Event passes are currently discounted to $15 using all-in pricing, with the passes granting entry to all participating venues. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024 After American Express became the Formula 1 Americas payments partner ahead of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix last October, the company has announced that its gone all-in with its Formula 1 ties in a new multiyear global partnership. Kanika Talwar, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all-in 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective (2)

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of all-in was in 1886

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“All-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-in. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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