contribution
Americannoun
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the act of contributing.
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something contributed.
- Synonyms:
- benefaction , donation , gift
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an article, story, drawing, etc., furnished to a magazine or other publication.
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an impost or levy.
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Insurance. the method of distributing liability, in case of loss, among several insurers whose policies attach to the same risk.
noun
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the act of contributing
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something contributed, such as money or ideas
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an article, story, etc, contributed to a newspaper or other publication
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insurance a portion of the total liability incumbent on each of two or more companies for a risk with respect to which all of them have issued policies
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archaic a levy, esp towards the cost of a war
Other Word Forms
- contributional adjective
- noncontribution noun
- overcontribution noun
- precontribution noun
- supercontribution noun
Etymology
Origin of contribution
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English contribucio(u)n, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin contribūtiōn-, stem of contribūtiō “payment, distribution,” literally, “a bringing together,” equivalent to contribūt(us) “brought together” (past participle of contribuere; contribute ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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"These findings make an important contribution to understanding how individual food components and fructose in particular can influence the immune system," says Bergheim.
From Science Daily
He was even knighted in 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to theater.
From Los Angeles Times
He had a parallel career as a Hollywood script doctor, much in demand to add sparkle to others' film scripts, and shared a best-screenplay Oscar for his entertaining contribution to Shakespeare in Love.
From BBC
A majority are weekly contributions, which Seitz takes as a sign that many are less focused on the daily moves of the market than on longer-term goals.
"But that's not the overriding contribution as to why we didn't end up getting the result."
From Barron's
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