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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That’s right; according to Greising, the Bears would chip in $2 billion, state taxpayers would have to pony up another $2 billion and city taxpayers yet another $2 billion to make the Michael Reese site workable.
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Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Madison Jones and Maya Williams led Summit with 13 points each with Kyleigh Smith chipping in 11.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Shares of Nvidia climbed 2% after the company announced a multiyear partnership with Meta under which the Facebook parent will use millions of Nvidia chips in its data center buildout.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Chancalay chipped in a cross that set up Anthony Markanich’s first goal against Sporting.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Madison Jones and Maya Williams led Summit with 13 points each with Kyleigh Smith chipping in 11.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Shares of Nvidia climbed 2% after the company announced a multiyear partnership with Meta under which the Facebook parent will use millions of Nvidia chips in its data center buildout.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Chancalay chipped in a cross that set up Anthony Markanich’s first goal against Sporting.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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