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>

Synonyms chip in, kick in, pitch in

Related Words bestow, donate, give, present; award, confer, dole (out), endow; afford, furnish, provide

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