chip in

British  

verb

1. to contribute (money, time, etc) to a cause or fund

2. (intr) to interpose a remark or interrupt with a remark

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chip in Idioms  

1. Contribute money, help, or advice, as in If we all chip in we'll have enough to buy a suitable gift , or Everyone chipped in with ideas for the baby shower . Mark Twain used this term in Roughing It (1872): “I'll be there and chip in and help, too.” [Mid-1800s]

2. In poker and other games, to put up chips or money as one's bet. For example, I'll chip in another hundred but that's my limit or, as Bret Harte put it in Gabriel Conroy (1876): “You've jest cut up thet rough with my higher emotions, there ain't enough left to chip in on a ten-cent ante.” [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Platforms like Polymarket — which has a data partnership with MarketWatch’s parent company Dow Jones — can help chip in with enforcement.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

He needed surgery to remove a bone chip in his left elbow, a procedure that typically sidelined players for several months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The Daily Racing Form, which first reported the news, said Fulleffort has a chip in his left hind ankle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Fierce negotiations are expected between the European Parliament and member states, especially over where to find extra money that governments are reluctant to chip in.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“We all chip in the money and get pizza from the neighborhood. It’s tough, because no one ever has any cash. It’s like a big deal if we get pepperoni.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini