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/tʃɪp ɪn/ Listen

verb

Chip v. t. (past & past part. chipped; pres. part. chipping)

To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.

To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.

To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. (Slang. U. S.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chip in" Quotes from Famous Books

... suppose Miss Boyd has any relatives. It would be rather tough not to have any gifts. Girls, oughtn't we chip in—" ...

— The Girls at Mount Morris • Amanda Minnie Douglas

... commented. "I guess we'd chip in, though, if you got up against the iron any time. Sure. S'pose you mamook sick, all rancher mamook help, give you muckamuck and smokin', stake you to doctor and dope; s'pose you go mimoluse, bury ...

— Desert Conquest - or, Precious Waters • A. M. Chisholm

... nodded approval. "It's all right as far as I can see," he said, cautiously. "But mind. Leave the telling of it to me. You can just chip in with little bits here and there. Now let's ...

— Dialstone Lane, Complete • W.W. Jacobs

... beauty. I haven't the smallest intention of ever coming under the yoke myself. But I assure you, old chap, if you had pegged out, as you once or twice seemed likely to do, I should have had a jolly good try as to whether I couldn't chip in, by-and-by." ...

— The Upas Tree - A Christmas Story for all the Year • Florence L. Barclay