Thesaurus results for CHIP IN

chip in

verb

Definition of chip in

as in to contribute

to make a donation as part of a group effort we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries

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as in to interrupt

chiefly British to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square

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Recent Examples of chip in Typically, McDonald's chips in some support for franchisees who are remodeling their restaurants. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 That’s a $300 increase in just under two years for a computer that has a faster chip in it but otherwise shares the key specs and most of the capabilities. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Pour hot cream over 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl; let stand 2 to 3 minutes. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 Limited in snaps, Pierce led the Colts with 61 receiving yards in the opener, and Allen chipped in by catching all six of his targets for 32 yards. — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chip in

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in

Verb

Their interaction could change electron motion and contribute to the large Hall response.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Kim Chandler and Jamie Stengle of The Associated Press; Emily Cochrane of The New York Times; and Mark Berman of The Washington Post.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of contribute

Verb

Roy interrupts this life update to summon the Diamond Dogs for advice about his predicament.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Every Consequential System Needs A Credible Stopping Mechanism Human operators must be able to interrupt, isolate and retire any consequential system.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrupt

Verb

Those crews, Coles said, were one of the casualties from a swath of federal budget cuts in the 1980s.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The majority of the layoffs on the studios side were within Pixar and majority of cuts in the TV group were at National Geographic.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026