kick sth in

kick sth in
UK US kick sth in
Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T]
US
to give something, especially money or help, together with others: »

The developer would be asked to kick in $50 million toward the $366 million project.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • kick sth into touch — (UK ► to decide not to deal with a problem, or not deal with it immediately: »They decided to kick the idea of introducing a congestion charge into touch. Main Entry: ↑kick …   Financial and business terms

  • kick sth upstairs — INFORMAL ► to send information or a decision to someone in a higher position: »We didn t have the authority to hire anyone, so the whole matter was kicked upstairs. Main Entry: ↑kick …   Financial and business terms

  • kick sth off — UK US kick sth off Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► if you kick off a discussion or an activity, you start it: kick (sth) off with sth/by doing sth »I d like to kick off the discussion with a few statistics …   Financial and business terms

  • kick sth around — UK US kick sth around Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► if you kick ideas around, you discuss them informally in a group: »The department met over dinner to kick around ideasfor increasing sales …   Financial and business terms

  • kick sth back — UK US kick sth back Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T] ► to pay someone an amount of money illegally in exchange for help or work: »He was arrested after agreeing to kick back half his fees to the contractor. → See also KICKBACK(Cf.… …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌkick (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb informal to begin, or to begin something The game kicks off at noon.[/ex] I d like to kick off with a quick look at last month s sales figures.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • kick — [kɪk] verb kick in phrasal verb 1. [intransitive] informal if a system, arrangement, event etc kicks in, it begins to have an effect: • Many lawyers are hurrying to arrange settlements before the new tax rules kick in. 2. [intransitive,… …   Financial and business terms

  • kick something around — (or about) discuss an idea casually or idly * * * ˌkick sth aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal) to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way • We ll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. Main entry: ↑k …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick something up — ˌkick sthˈup derived to make sth, especially dust, rise from the ground Main entry: ↑kickderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick something about — ˌkick sth aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal) to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way • We ll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. Main entry: ↑kickderived …   Useful english dictionary

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