"chip in" meaning in English

See chip in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: chip in
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you chip in to something, you help out in a small way or pay for part of something.
    Sense id: simple-chip_in-en-phrase-R1UcgbqX
  2. If you chip in something, you help out or contribute something.
    Sense id: simple-chip_in-en-phrase-PFRvI~Wv
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Everyone chipped in and bought a gift for him."
        }
      ],
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        "If you chip in to something, you help out in a small way or pay for part of something."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He chipped in most of the cost of the item."
        }
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        "If you chip in something, you help out or contribute something."
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "chip in"
}
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  "lang": "English",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Everyone chipped in and bought a gift for him."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you chip in to something, you help out in a small way or pay for part of something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He chipped in most of the cost of the item."
        }
      ],
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        "If you chip in something, you help out or contribute something."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
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}

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