Dictionary

chip in en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.
   • 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. March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian:
   • If we all chip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something. ▸ To contribute (for, to, or toward something).
   • She chipped in for the gift.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To contribute (something).
   • He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.
4. (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.
5. (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:
6. (intransitive) To put a chip shot in the hole.
   • He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.
7. (slang, transitive) 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.

Forms

Translations (13)

pl zrzucać się (to make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something) · hu belekotyog (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · hu közbevág (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · hu közbeszúr (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · pl wtrącić się (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · hu belead (to make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something) · pl wtrącać się (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · hu beszáll (to make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something) · hu közbevet (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · hu közbeszól (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · pl zrzucić się (to make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something) · hu beleszól (''(Britain, informal)'' to interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment) · hu hozzájárul (to make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something)