chips in

Adds their share

Chips in means to contribute, especially money toward a shared expense: Everyone chipped in for the gift.

The phrase extends to contributing effort or ideas: Several colleagues chipped in to help finish the project.

In poker, to chip in is to add chips to the pot.

Related

cooperate · help out · contribution · pass the hat · work together · assist · give · invest · volunteer · kick in · team up · ante up · pony up · pool resources · offer · unite · lend · fund

Categories
Opposites
contribution vs. withdrawal

chips inwithdraws

Pulls out or removes

takes out · pulls out · pockets · takes back · collects

participation vs. abstention

chips inopts out

Declines to participate

sits out · abstains · holds back · withholds · declines

generosity vs. selfishness

chips inhoards

Hidden valuable caches

mooches · freeloads · sponges · stiffs · welches

Family

chip, chips, chipped, chipping, chipper

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G