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

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chip in

We give our kids $5,000 each a year, and we chip in for the grandchildren’s swim team, braces and a 529 plan.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

And why can’t the institutions themselves chip in?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

But the emphasis is on everyone to chip in and I would also reinforce one of the points I made in this column last season, about the importance of defending properly too.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But every other chip in the data center can be pointed at whatever model comes next, which is the assumption underneath the current depreciation schedules the AI buildout is financed on.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Now Jimmy’s people may all have to chip in.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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