chip in
verb
chipped in; chipping in; chips in
1
transitive + intransitive
: contribute
chip in five dollars
everyone chipped in for the gift
2
Examples of chip in in a Sentence
we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries
forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square
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Senior middle Andrew Paul chipped in with four kills and four stuff blocks in a complete team effort for SDA.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Nvidia relies on production partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which has begun making some chips in Arizona.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
In fairness, that was still better than backup Bob Sauve, who chipped in with a tidy .643.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Pippen also chipped in a well-rounded 28 points, five rebounds and five assists in Game 3 while shooting 8-of-16 overall and 6-of-10 from deep.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Nvidia relies on production partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which has begun making some chips in Arizona.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
In fairness, that was still better than backup Bob Sauve, who chipped in with a tidy .643.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Pippen also chipped in a well-rounded 28 points, five rebounds and five assists in Game 3 while shooting 8-of-16 overall and 6-of-10 from deep.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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