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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chip in

He also said the union is not trying to use the Games as a bargaining chip in labor talks and said the two sides could reach an Olympics agreement independently of a collective bargaining agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Even having a chip in the ball, like at the World Cup, would not help here as the head and hands were so close together.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Beyond that, bringing in a mobile and versatile forward who could chip in would help ease the burden on William Osula and Yoane Wissa.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

More men than ever are taking care of their elders, and as the massive baby boomer generation gets older, everyone will have to chip in.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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