chip in

verb

chipped in; chipping in; chips in
1
transitive + intransitive : contribute
chip in five dollars
everyone chipped in for the gift
2
intransitive chiefly British : chime in sense 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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Marchand, of course, leads the way, providing all sorts of energy and chipping in from his third line spot, which has looked positively freeing for the former Boston captain. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025 Blue O’Neill had 23 assists and Krystian Paluch chipped in with 18 digs. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 As if Gilgeous-Alexander leading the charge wasn’t already enough, Williams added 34 points and Holmgren chipped in with 21 points. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025 For this alternate model, however, MSI jumped to AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, the topmost chip in AMD's line of relatively new APUs for smaller devices like the Claw. Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chip in

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of chip in was in 1861

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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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