contribution
the act of contributing.
something contributed.
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.
Origin of contribution
1Other words for contribution
Other words from contribution
- con·tri·bu·tion·al, adjective
- non·con·tri·bu·tion, noun
- o·ver·con·tri·bu·tion, noun
- pre·con·tri·bu·tion, noun
- su·per·con·tri·bu·tion, noun
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How to use contribution in a sentence
With the right traffic coming to the site, the team can focus on monetizing that traffic by driving and measuring site engagement, leads, and contribution to revenue.
Case study: Schneider Electric’s digital transformation through centralized search | Evan Kent and Kimberly Dutcher | February 11, 2021 | Search Engine WatchIn his introduction to “Let Me Tell You What I Mean,” her slim new volume, Hilton Als suggests that it’s Didion’s “feeling for the uncanny” that distinguishes her contribution to American nonfiction.
Joan Didion’s ‘Let Me Tell You What I Mean’ shows a writer ahead of her time | Charles Arrowsmith | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe high-powered Chiefs, whose contribution to the 31-9 score late in the fourth quarter has been three field goals, are on the verge of becoming just the third Super Bowl contestant to fail to get into the end zone.
Super Bowl highlights: Bucs celebrate championship, Tom Brady wins MVP | Des Bieler, Mark Maske, Chuck Culpepper | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostI’ve had some real … I know what it’s like to be undervalued, to be not respected in your workplace, to have your contributions be diminished.
Participants are welcome to play individually or in a team to share knowledge on women’s contributions to sports, literature, and more.
Churchill would later say Turing made the single biggest contribution to allied victory.
Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister’s S5 Return, A ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie,’ and Sexy Peter Dinklage | Marlow Stern | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was not known for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me a big campaign contribution.”
Discarding the idea of testing the waters with a provocative contribution, I just asked what they would do.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut deficit hawks should thank the Fed for another contribution.
We can not measure it by the amount of its contribution to the product, for that is the very matter that we want to discover.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe greatest contribution which modern naturalists have made to knowledge concerns the origin of organic species.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerThere are many of us who would look twice at that shilling if we were asked for it as a simple contribution.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsWith the same reserve as in the case of his former volume, this is a valuable contribution to the literature of this subject.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowAs some small, tentative contribution to the understanding of this under-life, the plan of this volume has been designed.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
British Dictionary definitions for contribution
/ (ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən) /
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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