contributory
pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
furnishing something toward a result: a contributory factor.
of, relating to, or constituting an insurance or pension plan the premiums of which are paid partly by an employer and partly by employees.
subject to contribution or levy.
Origin of contributory
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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
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How to use contributory in a sentence
Your genotypic score for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, summarizing the effects of many contributory genes, could prompt doctors to start monitoring you early.
Although the palace has only given the bare minimum of detail as to why exactly the queen was unable to make it to the event, it has been widely reported that the car ride from Windsor to London, about 40 minutes each way, was a contributory factor.
Will the Queen Ever Live at Buckingham Palace Again? | Clive Irving, Tom Sykes | November 16, 2021 | The Daily BeastEvery October, the country largely ignores Filipino American History Month, which is a shame, given the enormous, contributory role Filipino Americans have played in shaping the American experience for everyone.
He contracted Hepatitis C from drug use, which was a contributory factor in his death.
He was a strong athletic young man, in spite of his long hair—or might that have been, as in Samson's case, a contributory cause?
The Talking Horse | F. Anstey
Another contributory source to this oddest freak of my life was the terms on which I had returned to the college.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver OnionsThe expression “contributory place” means a place other than a parish chargeable with special expenses.
But we may well consider these reconstructions as contributory essays and experiments in the general constructive effort.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsThis warfare finds contributory causes in tribal migrations.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
British Dictionary definitions for contributory
/ (kənˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /
(often foll by to) sharing in or being partly responsible (for the cause of something): a contributory factor
giving or donating to a common purpose or fund
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
liable or subject to a tax or levy
a person or thing that contributes
company law a member or former member of a company liable to contribute to the assets on the winding-up of the company
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