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chip in


chip in

verb

Definition of CHIP IN

1
to make a donation as part of a group effort <we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries>
2
chiefly British  to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion <forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square>
Synonyms break in, chime in, chip in [chiefly British], cut in, interpose, intrude
Related Words barge (in), bother, horn in; add, contribute, put in

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