chip in

Definitions

1. 1

   To make a contribution

   To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.

   • If we all chip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch.
   • It was England up the right, with Jordan Henderson – back in the starting XI for Kalvin Phillips – chipping in, too, popping up in inside positions to flip over a couple of dangerous crosses.
2. 2

   To contribute (something).

   • He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.
3. 3

   To ante

   To ante; to put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.

   • He seemed to hesitate when he chipped in.
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   1. 4

      To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.

      • Will Godfrey, director of economics, finance and markets at ORR, chips in: "Reducing cancellations and maintaining punctuality as passengers return after the pandemic is a really vital objective.
   2. 5

      To put a chip shot in the hole.

      • He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.
   3. 6

      To join in (something)

      To join in (something); to butt in or contribute (something) to a conversation; to say (something).

      • She chipped in that she had seen the whole situation play out.

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