B2idiominformalmoneyIELTS-friendly
chip in
USUK
to give some money so that a group can pay for something together
Often with 'to + verb' or 'for something'. It can also mean adding a comment in a conversation.
In context
Everyone in the office chipped in to buy a birthday cake for our manager.
If we all chip in 50,000 dong, we can rent a karaoke room for three hours.
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth