chip in
Britishverb
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to contribute (money, time, etc) to a cause or fund
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(intr) to interpose a remark or interrupt with a remark
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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]
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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]
Example Sentences
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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
That includes Nvidia’s H200, which is no longer manufactured with the purpose of selling the chip in the U.S., and which even China shows little interest in.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The company also said it would see $2 billion in revenue from a new home-made chip in fiscal years 2027 and 2028 combined, twice its previous estimate.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
"Scotland fans will always find tickets one way or another, we are just happy to chip in."
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Meeks grinned, showing the chip in his front tooth.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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