chipped in
Added one's share
Chipped in means contributed, usually money or effort, toward a shared goal.
Several people might chip in for a gift: We all chipped in twenty bucks for her retirement present.
The phrase suggests pooling resources: Everyone chipped in to help clean up after the storm.
It can also mean interjecting a comment: He chipped in with a suggestion.
- helpedGave aid to
- donatedGave as a gift
- addedIncluded as extra
- offeredPresented for consideration
- contributeGive to a collective
assisted · volunteered · gave · subsidized · collaborated · remarked · pledged · participated · interjected · funded · provided · supplied · invested · cooperated · joined · proposed · kicked in · threw in
contribution vs. withholding
chipped inwithheld
Kept from giving
held back · freeloaded · opted out · mooched · stiffed
PARTICIPATION VS. NON-PARTICIPATION (conversational sense)
chipped inkept quiet
said nothing · bit one's tongue · clammed up · abstained · sat out