chip in

verb

chipped in; chipping in; chips in

Definition of chip in

transitive + intransitive verb

1 transitive + intransitive : contribute chip in five dollars everyone chipped in for the gift

2 intransitive, chiefly British : chime in sense 2

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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 Observers warn that Iran may also play the role of spoiler, prolonging the conflict to use the Houthis’ agreement as a bargaining chip in any nuclear talks with the U.S. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "Yemen: Behind the Saudi ‘peace offer,’ a US sales pitch," 31 Mar. 2021 By trading away the No. 3 overall pick, the Dolphins gave up their primary bargaining chip in a potential deal to acquire Watson. — Josh Dubow, Star Tribune, "49ers trade up to acquire No. 3 pick from Dolphins," 26 Mar. 2021 By trading away the No. 3 overall pick, the Dolphins gave up their primary bargaining chip in a potential deal to acquire Deshaun Watson. — BostonGlobe.com, "49ers trade for Dolphins’ No. 3 overall pick in April’s NFL draft," 26 Mar. 2021 What his re-signing did was give the Heat a trade chip in a salary range where a quality prospect could be added. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "ASK IRA: Will Trevor Ariza be the Heat’s biggest deadline move?," 18 Mar. 2021 Crouse entered the spring as The Dallas Morning News’ No. 9 prospect despite coming off a season shorted to 87 innings due to a bone chip in his right elbow. — Evan Grant, Dallas News, "Scouting the Rangers’ top prospects, No. 19: RHP Hans Crouse has things to prove in his return to the mound," 8 Mar. 2021 With less fanfare, longtime Intel partner Microsoft Corp. put a custom chip in its Surface Pro X tablet PC, as an alternative to models running Intel’s chips. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "Intel Not Inside: How Mobile Chips Overtook the Semiconductor Giant," 12 Dec. 2020 Western Sahara claim has long been a rumored, but unconfirmed, bargaining chip in talk about diplomatic ties. — Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News, "Morocco is fourth Arab nation this year to agree to normalized relations with Israel," 10 Dec. 2020 Vaccines were also apparently a bargaining chip in a recent prisoner swap between Israel and Syria. — Washington Post, "Israel doles out small batches of vaccines as diplomatic perks," 24 Feb. 2021

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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.

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