contribution

[ kon-truh-byoo-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈbyu ʃən /

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noun

an article, story, drawing, etc., furnished to a magazine or other publication.

an impost or levy.

Insurance. the method of distributing liability, in case of loss, among several insurers whose policies attach to the same risk.

Nearby words

contrecoup injury of brain, contredanse, contretemps, contrib., contribute, contribution, contributor, contributory, contributory negligence, contrite, contritely

Origin of contribution

1350–1400; Middle English contribucio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin contribūtiōn- (stem of contribūtiō). See contribute, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR contribution

2 gift, donation, benefaction.

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Related forms

con·tri·bu·tion·al, adjectivenon·con·tri·bu·tion, nouno·ver·con·tri·bu·tion, nounpre·con·tri·bu·tion, noun

su·per·con·tri·bu·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for contribution

I felt my contribution to the world and to my listeners was worth more than $18.
Viral Video Pioneers: How Pomplamoose is Turning YouTube Stardom Into a Sustainable Profession|Oliver Jones|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seven hundred beds may make a difference today, but in a “few months time,” the contribution will likely seem pathetic.
Obama Warns UN of Looming Ebola ‘Catastrophe’|Abby Haglage|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, he was honored with the Lithuanian National Prize for his contribution to the arts.
How the Actor Donatas Banionis Inspired Vladimir Putin to Become a Spy|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He made a $2,000 contribution to the re-election campaign of Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska.
Ex-Politicians Keeping $100 Million in Private Slush Funds|Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Please note that I made a contribution after reading the tract, i.e., I too am a hug-a-whale sort of guy.
Blame Climate Change for Your Terrible Seasonal Allergies|Kent Sepkowitz|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a contribution to that change of ideas and of values these pages are offered.
The Fruits of Victory|Norman Angell
The form in which it is given to our world would be the contribution of the medium.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements|Gaius Glenn Atkins
A contribution to the history of Gotha during the changes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852|Various
What degree of sovereignty will you surrender as your contribution to a new order?
The Fruits of Victory|Norman Angell
And I offer the term freely as my humble, but I trust useful, contribution to science; my first contribution.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for contribution

contribution

/ (ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən) /

noun

the act of contributing

something contributed, such as money or ideas

an article, story, etc, contributed to a newspaper or other publication

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

archaic a levy, esp towards the cost of a war

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