chip in

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chip in (third-person singular simple present chips in, present participle chipping in, simple past and past participle chipped in)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) 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.

   • March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

   1. (intransitive) To contribute (for, to, or toward something).

      She chipped in for the gift.

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To contribute (something)

   He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.

3. (intransitive, card games) To ante; to put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.

   He seemed to hesitate when he chipped in.

4. (intransitive, idiomatic, British, informal) To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.
   • 2024 May 1, Paul Clifton, “Better forecasting of where the danger lies”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 46:

     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.

5. (intransitive, golf) To put a chip shot in the hole.

   He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.

6. (transitive, slang) 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.