chipped in

past tense of chip in
1
as in contributed
to make a donation as part of a group effort we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries

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2
as in interrupted
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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Verb
  • Still contributed six points in five games despite difficult assignments.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin, Garrett Tenney and Ashley Papa contributed to this report.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But it was interrupted by at least one protester.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His grousing is interrupted by some very cute uncle moments with Maria and Tommy’s son, Benji, then Joel takes off just as Tommy gets back.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If donated, it will be restored, and researchers will seek clues, such as maker’s marks, to identify the originating blacksmith’s workshop.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Kicking off the three-year partnership in the lead-up to this year’s 129th Boston Marathon, Clif Bar has donated 10 race bib numbers to runners who came within 10 seconds of this year’s qualifier cut-off time.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The latter roughly matches the level awarded to municipalities prior to legislative cuts in 2014.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • While Fed Chair Powell said recently that the Fed wants to take it slow on rate cuts, the market is now pricing in three cuts in 2025, starting in June.
    MoneyShow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Chipped in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipped%20in. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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