throw in

To include an extra thing without asking for more money.

• We will throw in delivery.
• The seller threw in a spare battery for free.
• Would you throw in the helmet if I buy the bike?

How to use it: throw in something with something (They threw in a case with the guitar.)

Similar words: include for free, add for free

Common phrases: throw in something, throw something in

To send something through the air into a place or container.

• Open the box and throw in the ball.
• She threw in a coin and watched it sink.
• He opened the window and threw in a small stone.

How to use it: throw something in/into something (Throw the paper in the bin.)

Similar words: toss in

Common phrases: throw in something, throw something in

To include an amount or expense when calculating a total.

• Throw in the delivery costs too.
• Once we threw in taxes, the total doubled.
• Have you thrown in the cost of insurance?

How to use it: throw in something (Throw in the repair costs when calculating the total.)

Similar words: include, add, factor in

Common phrases: throw in costs, throw in taxes

To stop trying or withdraw from a game or contest.

• With such weak cards, I threw in.
• She refused to throw in despite her poor score.
• After losing three rounds, he decided to throw in.

Similar words: quit, fold, give up

Opposites: continue

Common phrases: throw in early, throw in now