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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Johnson chipped in four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
The San Diego City Council, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness and the nonprofit Jewish Family Service, which will oversee the lot, eventually agreed to chip in more than $593,000 to fund renovations and staffing.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The same crew is believed to be responsible for the June 3 theft of $187,000 worth of Nvidia computer chips in Fremont, an incident where police arrested five suspects.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Sometimes, scammers will claim that Medicare is switching to a card with a chip in it.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
The San Diego City Council, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness and the nonprofit Jewish Family Service, which will oversee the lot, eventually agreed to chip in more than $593,000 to fund renovations and staffing.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The same crew is believed to be responsible for the June 3 theft of $187,000 worth of Nvidia computer chips in Fremont, an incident where police arrested five suspects.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Sometimes, scammers will claim that Medicare is switching to a card with a chip in it.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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