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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Myles Turner chipped in with 16 points, while Tyrese Haliburton scored 14 points to go along with 11 assists, eight rebounds, and two steals.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Freshman outfielder Clara Lyons hit a three-run homer and senior right fielder Sloane Fisher chipped in with a two-run double for Geneva (7-22).
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Moisés Ballesteros, 21, even chipped in Friday with his first major-league hit, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Bridges finished with 23 points to complement the Knicks’ balanced scoring attack: Karl-Anthony Towns also chipped in 23 points, and Anunoby had 20.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Freshman outfielder Clara Lyons hit a three-run homer and senior right fielder Sloane Fisher chipped in with a two-run double for Geneva (7-22).
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Moisés Ballesteros, 21, even chipped in Friday with his first major-league hit, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Bridges finished with 23 points to complement the Knicks’ balanced scoring attack: Karl-Anthony Towns also chipped in 23 points, and Anunoby had 20.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 May 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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