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

Researchers have made experimental 3D chips in academic labs before, but the team says this is the first time one has delivered clear performance improvements and been produced in a commercial foundry.

From Science Daily

Schaper chipped in for an eagle on the second playoff hole to win.

From Barron's

It could also be a vote of confidence in Amazon’s custom-chip business, signaling the potential for Amazon to rent out more of its own chips in the future.

From MarketWatch

To start, combine butter and semisweet chocolate chips in a large bowl and put them in the microwave to melt.

From Salon

He added that the M23 was now likely to establish a parallel administration in the city, and use its military gains "as a bargaining chip in peace talks".

From BBC