chip in

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.”

   “It was England up the right, with Jordan Henderson – back in the starting XI for Kalvin Phillips – chipping in, too, popping up in inside positions to flip over a couple of dangerous crosses.”

2. To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of 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.

   “Will Godfrey, director of economics, finance and markets at ORR, chips in: "Reducing cancellations and maintaining punctuality as passengers return after the pandemic is a really vital objective.”

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.”