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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Karl-Anthony Towns delivered a monster game with 30 points, 18 rebounds, and four assists, while OG Anunoby and Josh Hart chipped in 11 points apiece.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Matt Damon has become the latest celebrity to chip in to a fundraiser helping people pay their medical bills.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Cross-country donations But people from all over the country, including Oregon, Tennessee and as far away as Florida and North Carolina, have chipped in, Lauren Gruel said.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Executives such as Tim Cook of Apple, Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber and Sam Altman of OpenAI have also chipped in.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Matt Damon has become the latest celebrity to chip in to a fundraiser helping people pay their medical bills.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Cross-country donations But people from all over the country, including Oregon, Tennessee and as far away as Florida and North Carolina, have chipped in, Lauren Gruel said.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Executives such as Tim Cook of Apple, Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber and Sam Altman of OpenAI have also chipped in.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20in. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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