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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Employers can also chip in, though special rules apply to them.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 July 2025
Lionel Messi chipped in with another two goals as Inter Miami beat New England Revolution.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Then in 2023, San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer helped get philanthropic organizations and local governments to chip in more than $1 million to the task force’s program.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
In the title game, Cayden scored twenty-seven points, Cameron chipped in eleven with eight rebounds, and Columbus got another twelve rebounds from Jaxon Richardson, whose father, Jason, played fourteen seasons in the N.B.A. Columbus won by eighteen points, ending Dynamic’s unlikely run.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 July 2025
Lionel Messi chipped in with another two goals as Inter Miami beat New England Revolution.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Then in 2023, San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer helped get philanthropic organizations and local governments to chip in more than $1 million to the task force’s program.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
In the title game, Cayden scored twenty-seven points, Cameron chipped in eleven with eight rebounds, and Columbus got another twelve rebounds from Jaxon Richardson, whose father, Jason, played fourteen seasons in the N.B.A. Columbus won by eighteen points, ending Dynamic’s unlikely run.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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