chip in

verb

To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something. (intransitive) · If we all chip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch.
To contribute (for, to, or toward something). (intransitive) · She chipped in for the gift.
To contribute (something). (transitive) · He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.
To ante; to put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue. (intransitive) · He seemed to hesitate when he chipped in.
To put a chip shot in the hole. (intransitive) · He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.
To join in (something); to butt in or contribute (something) to a conversation; to say (something). (slang, transitive) · She chipped in that she had seen the whole situation play out.

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