Nearby Words
noun
1.
the act of contributing.
2.
something contributed.
3.
an article, story, drawing, etc., furnished to a magazine or other publication.
4.
an impost or levy.
5.
Insurance. the method of distributing liability, in case of loss, among several insurers whose policies attach to the same risk.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English contribucio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin contribūtiōn- (stem of contribūtiō). See contribute, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English contribucio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin contribūtiōn- (stem of contribūtiō). See contribute, -ion
Related forms
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
Synonyms
2. gift, donation, benefaction.
2. gift, donation, benefaction.
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Contributions
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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