1
chiefly British
: all-inclusive
2
chiefly British
: being almost without restrictions
all-in wrestling
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or less commonly all-in
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: fully committed to or involved in something
The team is all-in for a championship bid this year.
—often used in the phrase go all inWith 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
Philip MichaelNote: 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
John GrochowskiExamples 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
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Indian investors go all-in on e-commerce Meesho, a platform offering affordable and unbranded retail products, became India’s best-performing major IPO of 2025 after its debut last week.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
But in 1973 President Richard Nixon pulled federal funding for molten-salt research in order to go all-in on a competing breeder reactor that was cooled with sodium.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Davis, who is Variety‘s chief awards editor, is all-in with two thumbs way up on the decision to relocate the pinnacle of award season telecasts to the world’s dominant streaming platform from ABC and Hulu.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
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Dallas went all-in at this year's trade deadline in an attempt to bolster its playoff chances, trading a 2027 first-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick to the New York Jets for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Indian investors go all-in on e-commerce Meesho, a platform offering affordable and unbranded retail products, became India’s best-performing major IPO of 2025 after its debut last week.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
But in 1973 President Richard Nixon pulled federal funding for molten-salt research in order to go all-in on a competing breeder reactor that was cooled with sodium.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Davis, who is Variety‘s chief awards editor, is all-in with two thumbs way up on the decision to relocate the pinnacle of award season telecasts to the world’s dominant streaming platform from ABC and Hulu.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
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“All-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-in. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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