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noun

ˈchip How to pronounce chip (audio)
Definition of chipnext
1
as in sliver
a small flat piece separated from a whole wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants

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2
as in slot
a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface watch out for the chip on the rim of that drinking glass

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3
as in money
chips plural something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery

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chip

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verb

as in to slice

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Recent Examples of chip
Noun
Taiwan is set to tighten controls on selling cutting-edge AI chips to China in order to win favor with the US, though breakthroughs by Chinese firms suggest Washington’s efforts to contain their development are failing. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Among the biggest decliners were chip companies, reflecting mounting worries about how long the frenzy over the AI buildout will last. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Mayor Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday announced a new effort to chip away at the chronic delays in city payments to nonprofit organizations. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Paint can chip and fade and public art faces the constant threat of being vandalized. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
  1. sliver
  2. slot
  3. money
  4. slice
  5. fragment
  6. hack
  7. cash
  8. chop
Noun
  • Up there like the queen of it all is this big platelike moon with a sliver out of it at the three-o’clock position.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The idiosyncratic biopic makes the right choices, giving us in a sliver of time the dailiness of a working life with its gossip, money worries, and ongoing projects dwindling or cresting or inching forward.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sliver
Noun
  • Where Freeman differs from many slots is his ability to stretch the field.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Prices start around 300 euros for cardholders and go up to 790 euros for a 12-slot zippered wallet.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of slot
Noun
  • In 2024, the CFPB proposed a rule that would require the disclosure of tips and fees as finance charges as an APR, or the total yearly cost of borrowing money.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of money
Verb
  • Lay the halves cut side down and slice or dice the squash as desired.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Halve the pears and remove the core, then slice into ½-inch-thick pieces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of slice
Noun
  • The show’s name was inspired by the scientific name for the nightshades family of plants and the paintings had fragments of darkness.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • His story was very powerful, but his story came out of order in fragments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragment
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  • Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael, a task force vice chair, will lead an effort to develop protocols for labs to tell the government about breaches, hacks and other cyber issues.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In this case, that failure enabled a mass hack that likely cost tens or hundreds of millions of euros.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hack
Noun
  • Account holders can generally save their money in cash and invest funds within the accounts, similar to a retirement account like a 401(k).
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In 2004, the Pentagon hosted a contest that promised a cash prize to the winner of a driverless race through the desert.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cash
Verb
  • Jegadish clipped her smart phone to a headset and began chopping a carrot, her phone recording her every hand movement.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Remove pan from heat and return brussels sprouts and chicken to pan; top with 1 cup salted roasted pecans, coarsely chopped.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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