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

Others, including Thaler, said the country’s leaders could use elections as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

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 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

Dropping the potato chip in her beak, she cried, “I leave you alone for a few minutes, and look what happens! What on earth?”

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate