chip in

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 Also in October, Oracle announced plans to deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 AI chips in its cloud starting next year. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025 Junior libero Karsyn Evans, a Texas Tech commit, headlines a strong defense, with a team-high 507 regular-season digs, while chipping in with 126 assists and serving a team-best 61 aces. Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025 YouTube’s lawyers also suggested that Disney was merely seeking to use its claim over Connolly’s services as a chip in the license renewal talks — seeking to expedite those talks by offering to release Connolly’s obligations once the talks were concluded. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025 Julius Randle chipped in with 24 points, and Naz Reid scored 18 off the bench in the loss. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chip in
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  • Information for this article was contributed by Ron Wood of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Michael Bloomberg alone contributed $8 million to back Cuomo in the Democratic primary.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • While resting on the boat, Victor begins telling his story to the ship’s captain, Anderson (Lars Mikkelsen), but is interrupted midway by the Creature, who has made it aboard.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid on Friday said concern about future inflation led to his vote against this week’s quarter-point cut in the benchmark fed fund rate.
    Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the background, some analysts are now resigned to the notion that Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Wednesday were gloomier than expected and that there may not be another interest rate cut in December.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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