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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Scheffler, who fell nine shots behind with a pair of bogeys at the start, shot 32 on the back nine by chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th for the start of three straight birdies.
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Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Skubal, making his second start since returning from surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow, struck out Colson Montgomery with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and then pointed and yelled at Vasil in the Sox dugout.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Atlanta's bench chipped in 18 points, with Te-Hina Paopao providing a reliable spark with 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting from three.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Intel and Apple have been in talks about a deal to manufacture some chips in the US for months now, that person said.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
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Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Skubal, making his second start since returning from surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow, struck out Colson Montgomery with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and then pointed and yelled at Vasil in the Sox dugout.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Atlanta's bench chipped in 18 points, with Te-Hina Paopao providing a reliable spark with 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting from three.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Intel and Apple have been in talks about a deal to manufacture some chips in the US for months now, that person said.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
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 21 Jun. 2026.
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