kick in

— Phrasal Verb with kick

/kɪk/ verb [T]

Definition

› informal to begin to have an effect: When you need the money, pay one of the cheques into your account and interest charges kick in.

› US to give something, especially money or help, together with others: We should be able to get him a nice retirement present if we all kick in.

(Definition of kick in from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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