chipping in

Verb

chip in (third-person singular simple present chips in, present participle chipping in, simple past and past participle chipped in)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) 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.
   1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To contribute (for, to, or toward something).
      • She chipped in for the gift.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To contribute (something).
   • He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.
3. (intransitive) To ante; to put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.
   • He seemed to hesitate when he chipped in.
4. (UK, idiomatic, informal, intransitive) 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.2024 May 1, Paul Clifton, “Better forecasting of where the danger lies”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 46
5. (intransitive) To put a chip shot in the hole.
   • He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.

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