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Verb: chip in
Usage: informal
  1. Provide a part of a whole amount; give towards some cause
    "I chipped in at the office";
    - contribute, give, kick in
     
  2. Break into a conversation
    "her husband always chips in, even when he is not involved in the conversation";
    - chime in [informal], cut in, put in, butt in [informal], barge in [informal], break in

Derived forms: chips in, chipping in, chipped in

Type of: cut off, disrupt, give, interrupt