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

But I am sure Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will chip in too because he is a wonderful footballer and, while I do see Palace scoring, I fancy Everton to edge this.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Better ways can be found for the wealthy Gulf countries and Asian buyers of Gulf oil and gas to chip in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The federal government is set to chip in $1,000 for babies born between 2025 and 2028.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

If someone in the office is organizing a party for someone else and everyone needs to chip in, they can all do it using PayPal.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman