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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Michael Vander Luitgaren added a two-run triple, while Ryan Rodriguez chipped in with a two-run double and Brandon Oke ended up 2-for-3.
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Mason Boyd had a match-high 14 kills for Culver City, while Ken Hasegawa added 11 kills and Sterling Gregory chipped in seven kills.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The third line of Jordan Martinook, Jordan Staal and Nikolaj Ehlers chipped in, too.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The Daily Racing Form, which first reported the news, said Fulleffort has a chip in his left hind ankle.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Mason Boyd had a match-high 14 kills for Culver City, while Ken Hasegawa added 11 kills and Sterling Gregory chipped in seven kills.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The third line of Jordan Martinook, Jordan Staal and Nikolaj Ehlers chipped in, too.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The Daily Racing Form, which first reported the news, said Fulleffort has a chip in his left hind ankle.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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