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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Five of the seven members present on stage chipped in on vocals, with Warren Ham taking on the song’s higher vocal parts.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The assembly occurs in parallel, enabling multiple devices to be fabricated on a single chip in one step, by simplifying production and preserving the performance benefits of 2D materials.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Freshman Parker Duncan added 22 kills and Romani Thurman chipped in 12.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The assembly occurs in parallel, enabling multiple devices to be fabricated on a single chip in one step, by simplifying production and preserving the performance benefits of 2D materials.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Freshman Parker Duncan added 22 kills and Romani Thurman chipped in 12.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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