contributory

[ kuhn-trib-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
See synonyms for contributory on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.

  2. furnishing something toward a result: a contributory factor.

  1. of, relating to, or constituting an insurance or pension plan the premiums of which are paid partly by an employer and partly by employees.

  2. subject to contribution or levy.

noun,plural con·trib·u·to·ries.
  1. a person or thing that contributes.

Origin of contributory

1
1375–1425; late Middle English contributorie<Medieval Latin contribūtōrius.See contribute, -tory1

Other words for contributory

Other words from contributory

  • non·con·trib·u·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·con·trib·u·to·ries.
  • un·con·trib·u·to·ry, adjective

Words Nearby contributory

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use contributory in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for contributory

contributory

/ (kənˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. (often foll by to) sharing in or being partly responsible (for the cause of something): a contributory factor

  2. giving or donating to a common purpose or fund

  1. of, relating to, or designating an insurance or pension scheme in which the premiums are paid partly by the employer and partly by the employees who benefit from it

  2. liable or subject to a tax or levy

nounplural -ries
  1. a person or thing that contributes

  2. company law a member or former member of a company liable to contribute to the assets on the winding-up of the company

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012