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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2
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 Neuralink has implanted wireless chips in the brains of roughly a dozen people, enabling patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries to control computers with their thoughts. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Broadcom is looking for Anthropic to deploy deploy 5 gigawatts of TPU 8i chips in 2027, with line of sight to deliver another 10 gigawatts, Tan said. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Combine chocolate and butterscotch chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026 One of the heirs of the Walmart fortune and his wife, Tom and Olivia Walton, have also chipped in. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chip in
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  • Information for this article was contributed by Abdul Qahar Afghan and Suzan Fraser of The Associated Press.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Importantly, various factors contribute to AUD and may not be addressed by AA, experts said.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • The first type connects two points on the boundary or crust without being interrupted by other cuts.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Weiss’ overhaul of the show interrupted a critical off-season period when correspondents typically try to file and finish a segment for the fall.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Takaichi introduces tax cut and ambitious spending Takaichi, as part of her measures to combat rising prices, has pushed a two-year cut in the consumption tax to 1% from the current 8% and payouts to households.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The stock traded above $500 in 2021, then spent the next three years getting cut in half, then cut in half again, as growth slowed, the Grail acquisition blew up under regulatory pressure and the market wanted nothing to do with it.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

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

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