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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Quinn Durkin went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Sandburg (19-12), while Wisconsin-Parkside recruit Dominic Diamond chipped in with a run, a single and a sacrifice fly.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Microsoft unveiled its Maia 200 chip in January and is already deploying it inside Azure data centers.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Boston has three tradeable first round picks and other appealing chips in Derrick White and Sam Hauser.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham chipped in with 17 points apiece.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Microsoft unveiled its Maia 200 chip in January and is already deploying it inside Azure data centers.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Boston has three tradeable first round picks and other appealing chips in Derrick White and Sam Hauser.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham chipped in with 17 points apiece.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 18 May 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 24 May. 2026.
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