Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#4 of the day: CHIPPED IN Ashoke Dinda (two for 45) too chipped in with the wickets of Chirag Khurana (48, 53b, 10x4) and Kedar Jadhav (40, 58b, 8x4), but Maharashtra raced ahead by 50. [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: Jan 22, 2014)]. In the statement cited above, “chipped in” means joined together. Generally, if you chip in something, you contribute some money to a cause so that something can be bought with the larger amount collected. An example displaying such a usage of the word would be - If everyone chips in well be able to buy her a really nice present. Also, in situations where someone joins in or interrupts a conversation, you can say that someone chipped in with something. For example, Pete and Anne chipped in with suggestions.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:00:01 +0000
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