chip in

verb
chipped in; chipping in; chips in

Definition of chip in

intransitive verb

1 : contribute everyone chipped in for the gift
2 chiefly British : chime in sense 2

transitive verb

: contribute chip in five dollars

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Synonyms for chip in

Synonyms

contribute, kick in, pitch in

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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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Giselle Gomez chipped in with seven kills, and Destiny Abascal added four aces. Daily Pilot, "High School Roundup: Laguna Beach boys’ water polo starts 2-0," 29 Aug. 2019 Montgomery chipped in with 10 points to go along with his solid rebounding. Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "Da Squad rolls to victory over Team Redemption in 30 & Up Hoops action," 29 Aug. 2019 Nestlé provided an undisclosed amount of seed funding, and some organizations have since chipped in with more funding and low-cost services. Chase Purdy, Quartz, "A new nutrition group aims to erase the link between value and massive portions," 25 Aug. 2019 Ndour also scored 14 and Stefanie Dolson chipped in with 12. chicagotribune.com, "Sky use a 17-6 run to start the 2nd half to rally past the Dream, 87-83," 20 Aug. 2019 Nevertheless, Stevens chipped in with a number of clearances, interceptions and tackles - earning himself a cheeky little bonus point and a spot among the best of the week. SI.com, "Fantasy Premier League: The Dream Team From Gameweek 2," 20 Aug. 2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors also chipped in with a donation of $1,000 worth of baseball equipment. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "Suspects in Blue Lick youth league baseball theft arrested, police say," 25 July 2019 Summer league invite Marques Bolden chipped in with 13 points and three rebounds. Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Dylan Windler exits summer league game vs. New Orleans Pelicans early, as team wraps up preliminary play," 10 July 2019 The round was led by venture capitalists at Greycroft in New York City, with money chipped in by billionaire tech investor Michael Loeb. Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego startup Mercato — ‘Instacart for indie grocers’ — gets $4M from VCs," 2 July 2019

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First Known Use of chip in

1861, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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