To club together is to share the cost of something between several people. Club together for a present.
It buys something nobody could manage alone, which is the whole point of doing it. To club together is British and slightly old-fashioned, and offices still do it for a leaving gift.
1phraseclub togetherTo share the cost of something between several people.
“The department would club together for anybody's retirement.”
club together is a phrase.
Also accepted in games: chip in
Practised in Phrasal Verbs