Noun : chocolate chips. ,This glass has a chip. ,buffalo chips.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : He chipped a few pieces of ice from the large cube. ,to chip the edge of a saucer. ,to chip a figure out of wood.    From Dictionary.com. 

Which is just a tiny step away from universal 'chipping' (so as "not to discriminate against the less fortunate").    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

The prosecution is "an important chip in the chipping-away of impunity for these kinds of crimes.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Gravity Returns to Liberian's Trial] Reference