chipped in

verb

Definition of chipped innext
past tense of chip in
1
as in contributed
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 interrupted
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 Synonyms for chipped in
  1. contributed
  2. interrupted
  3. donated
  4. cut in
Verb
  • The tune is the second that Cave, who has been composing film scores with his creative partner Warren Ellis for years, has contributed to a movie soundtrack this year.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Assembling her wardrobe that way contributed to the mood of travel that permeates the film, Huppert said.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of contributed
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  • Michael Keaton hosted Saturday's episode and in his monologue was interrupted by Mikey Day and Andy Samberg doing their impressions of Beetlejuice.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • More than six thousand people attended the conference, in Indianapolis, and Harris was reportedly interrupted by applause thirty-two times in less than twenty minutes.
    Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of interrupted
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  • In 2020, Parton donated $1 million toward vaccine research at Vanderbilt University, which aided in funding Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Jonathan and Jennifer Soros have also donated to Gillen’s campaign directly, each contributing $3,300 this year.
    Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of donated
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  • Prior to the Fed’s first, 50-basis-point rate cut in September, the 10-year yield was hovering around 3.6%.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The customer service staff in Denver had been cut in half, Linafelter explained, and he’d been barred from hiring replacements.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut in
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