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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Higher earners could still qualify for some subsidy but first had to chip in 8.5% of their household income toward the premiums.
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Kff Health News, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Her siblings chipped in to help Belanger rent a van and drive across the country in search of clues — anything that could shed light on her mother’s death.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
The bank said that the stock would be a beneficiary of Nvidia resuming the sales of its H20 chips in China.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 2025
But the Cubs could also use him as a trade chip in a monster deal.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
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Kff Health News, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Her siblings chipped in to help Belanger rent a van and drive across the country in search of clues — anything that could shed light on her mother’s death.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
The bank said that the stock would be a beneficiary of Nvidia resuming the sales of its H20 chips in China.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 2025
But the Cubs could also use him as a trade chip in a monster deal.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for chip in
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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