chip in

Definition of chip innext
1
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries

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as in to interrupt
chiefly British to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square

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Recent Examples of chip in Outside hitter Torrey Stafford paced a balanced attack with 12 kills, Henley Anderson added 11 kills, and Nya Bunton chipped in eight kills and three blocks. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026 Veronica Burton matched Stokes' team-high scoring total with 13 points, while Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini chipped in with 12 apiece and Williams had nine. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026 The data center boom is already causing a shortage of memory chips in peacetime. — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 The chips in question are BM1370s, which together draw up to 600 W of power, and peak at a hashrate (how many guesses per second a miner makes) of 34 TH/s or 34 trillion guesses per second. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chip in
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  • The work was coordinated by Maurizio Sansotera, with electrochemical characterization led by Luca Magagnin and molecular dynamics research contributed by Giuseppina Raffaini.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Information for this article was contributed by Elliot Spagat, Jesse Bedayn and Linley Sanders of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • The spokesperson did not dispute the account of Woodward's remarks — or the fact they were interrupted by a call from the White House.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In 2023, authorities interrupted a Sunday church class to warn Gu and Cui that their church had become too large, Gu said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
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  • The actor and producer has swapped the shaggy, caramel-toned lengths of recent months for a razor-sharp, jaw-grazing cut in a cool-toned shade of blonde.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The gap in total investment between the richest and poorest children is cut in half, from 24% to 12%.
    — David Blazar, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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