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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When Microsoft announced its first quantum chip in February, the company highlighted chemistry and materials science problems, like why some materials corrode, or how to compost plastic.
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Even before Haliburton went down, the Magic pushed their chips in — sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, and four first-round picks to Memphis for Desmond Bane.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Chip butty, United Kingdom The opposite of elegant, the chip butty means business – after all, this is a sandwich sheathed in buttered white bread and stuffed with fries (aka chips in its native Britain) that seem to carve out their own space in all that soft goodness.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Eric Robinson chipped in with 14 goals and 32 points at under $1 million.
Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook were dynamite as always on the Hurricanes’ suffocating third line at modest prices each.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Even before Haliburton went down, the Magic pushed their chips in — sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, and four first-round picks to Memphis for Desmond Bane.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Chip butty, United Kingdom The opposite of elegant, the chip butty means business – after all, this is a sandwich sheathed in buttered white bread and stuffed with fries (aka chips in its native Britain) that seem to carve out their own space in all that soft goodness.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Eric Robinson chipped in with 14 goals and 32 points at under $1 million.
Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook were dynamite as always on the Hurricanes’ suffocating third line at modest prices each.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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 8 Jul. 2025.
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