contribution

[ kon-truh-byoo-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of contributing.

  2. something contributed.

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

  2. an impost or levy.

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

Origin of contribution

1
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; see contribute) + -iō -ion

Other 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

British Dictionary definitions for contribution

contribution

/ (ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of contributing

  2. something contributed, such as money or ideas

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

  2. 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

  3. archaic a levy, esp towards the cost of a war

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