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
Recent Examples on the Web
The county would contribute $350 million and the Bengals would chip in $120 million, including a $60 million loan from the NFL.
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Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers chose not to cash those chips in this week.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Any safety concern by Beijing could jeopardize the sale of H20 chips in China.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
In Texas and in the Austin area, companies are currently in a waiting game, looking for how to cope with imposing tariffs, likely retaliatory ones from other countries and a broader trade war that is putting artificial intelligence and chips in the national spotlight once again.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers chose not to cash those chips in this week.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Any safety concern by Beijing could jeopardize the sale of H20 chips in China.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
In Texas and in the Austin area, companies are currently in a waiting game, looking for how to cope with imposing tariffs, likely retaliatory ones from other countries and a broader trade war that is putting artificial intelligence and chips in the national spotlight once again.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 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 Aug. 2025.
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