Definition of "chip in" in англійська

Verb

1. 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.
   • She chipped in for the gift.

2. To contribute (for, to, or toward something).

   • She chipped in for the gift.

3. To contribute (something).

   • He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.

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

6. To put a chip shot in the hole.

   • He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.

7. 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.