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

Synonyms of chip in

• contribute

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Apple updated its Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktops with new chips in August, and refreshed its MacBook Pro in the spring, along with a new low-cost MacBook Neo. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Lincoln finished with four points, while Thomas, an Allen High alum, chipped in six points and six rebounds. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Nvidia’s share of data center chips in China fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, while shipments of its AI accelerators dropped by 44% compared to a year earlier, according to IDC data cited by Reuters. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

By giving each box the job of handling just a couple of these layers, the team was able to run Gemma entirely and get responses back from just the weak chips in these boxes. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chip in

• pippin
• rippon
• shippen

Kids Definition

chip in

verb

: contribute sense 1