Chip

What “Chip” means

Noun

1. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
2. A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
3. A token used in place of cash.
4. A medallion.
5. A sovereign (the coin).

Verb

1. To chop or cut into small pieces.
2. To break small pieces from.
3. To become chipped.
4. To chisel (something), to chisel on (something).
5. To use a chisel.

Verb

1. To leave.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kippōną Proto-West Germanic *kippōn Old English *ċippiander. Old English ċipp Middle English chippe English chip Noun from Middle English chip, chippe, from Old English ċipp (“chip; small piece of wood, shaving”), from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) – attested in Old English forċippian (“to cut off”) –, from Proto-West Germanic *kippōn (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), from Proto-Germanic *kippōną (“to chip, chop”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”). Related to Dutch kip, keep (“notch; nick; score”), Dutch kippen (“to hatch”), German Low German kippen (“to cut; clip; trim; shorten”), German kipfen (“to chop off the tip; snip”), Old Swedish kippa (“to chop”). Compare also chop. The formally similar Old English ċipp, ċypp, ċyp (“a beam; log; stock; post”), from Proto-Germanic *kippaz (“log; beam”) (whence Old Saxon kip

Business name ideas with “Chip”

Industries where “Chip” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Computer Repair Shop
• Cookie Business
• Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance
• Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing