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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Research into actual production metrics shows that Intel produced between 3-5 million chips in the last year, against TSMC numbers of around 17 million.
—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Construction cost $285,000, largely funded by public donations, with $100,000 chipped in by campus student affairs, U of I spokesperson Leigh Cooper told the Statesman.
—
Kevin Fixler
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
Companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are spending heavily on data centers and chips in expectation of strong demand for AI services, while large language model developers like OpenAI and Anthropic pay to use their data centers.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Messi, 39, has scored five and Ronaldo, 41, two, while only Ibrahim Mbaye and Lamine Yamal have chipped in for the teenagers, scoring one apiece.
—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Construction cost $285,000, largely funded by public donations, with $100,000 chipped in by campus student affairs, U of I spokesperson Leigh Cooper told the Statesman.
—
Kevin Fixler
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026
Companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are spending heavily on data centers and chips in expectation of strong demand for AI services, while large language model developers like OpenAI and Anthropic pay to use their data centers.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Messi, 39, has scored five and Ronaldo, 41, two, while only Ibrahim Mbaye and Lamine Yamal have chipped in for the teenagers, scoring one apiece.
—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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 Jun. 2026.
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