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con·tri·bu·tion
(kŏn′trĭ-byo͞o′shən)n.
1. The act of contributing.
2. Something contributed.
3. A payment exacted for a special purpose; an impost or a levy.
4. An article or other work submitted for publication.
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contribution
(ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən)n
1. the act of contributing
2. something contributed, such as money or ideas
3. (Journalism & Publishing) an article, story, etc, contributed to a newspaper or other publication
4. (Insurance) 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
5. archaic a levy, esp towards the cost of a war
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con•tri•bu•tion
(ˌkɒn trəˈbyu ʃən)n.
1. the act of contributing.
2. something contributed.
3. an article, story, etc., furnished to a publication.
4. an impost or levy.
5. the method of distributing liability among several insurers whose policies attach to the same risk.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin]
con`tri•bu′tion•al, adj.
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Contribution
something given to a common stock or fund; a sum of money or item voluntarily contributed, 1582.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | contribution - the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" |
2. | contribution - a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause gift - something acquired without compensation benefaction - a contribution of money or assistance offering - money contributed to a religious organization political contribution, political donation - a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party | |
3. | contribution - act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity subscription - a pledged contribution alms - money or goods contributed to the poor | |
4. | contribution - an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" | |
5. | contribution - a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story publishing, publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution |
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contribution
noun gift, offering, grant, donation, input, subscription, bestowal companies that make charitable contributions of a half million dollars or more
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contribution
nounSomething given to a charity or cause:
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Translations
إِسْهامهِبَة، تَبَرُّع مالي
příspěvekpřispěnípřispívání
bidragindlægstoftilskud
panus
avustaminenavustuspanostuki
doprinosdoprinošenjekontribucija
hozzájárulásközremûködés
framlagframlag, gjöf
寄付
기여
contribuţiedonaţie
prispenie
prispevek
bidrag
การมีส่วนร่วม
sự đóng góp
contribution
[ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən] N (= money) → contribución f, aporte m (esp LAm); (to journal) → artículo m, colaboración f; (to discussion) → intervención f, aportación f; [of information etc] → aportación f; (to pension fund) → cuota f, cotización fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contribution
n → Beitrag m → (to zu); (= donation also) → Spende f → (to für); to make a contribution to something → einen Beitrag zu etw leisten; the beer is my contribution → das Bier stelle ich; I appreciate the contribution of so much of your time/effort → ich weiß es zu schätzen, dass Sie Ihre Zeit so großzügig zur Verfügung gestellt/solche Anstrengungen unternommen haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
contribution
[ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃ/ən] n (money, goods) → contributo, offerta, donazione f; (help, assistance) → contributo, contribuzione f (Brit) (payment) → contributi mpl; (article, story) → contributo, collaborazione; (in discussion) → interventoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contribute
(kənˈtribjut) verb1. to give (money, help etc) along with others. Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.
2. (with to) to help to cause to happen. His gambling contributed to his downfall.
ˌcontriˈbution (kon-) noun1. the act of contributing.
2. something contributed, especially money. Would you like to make a contribution to this charity?
conˈtributor nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
contribution
→ إِسْهام příspěvek bidrag Beitrag συνεισφορά contribución panos contribution doprinos contributo 寄付 기여 bijdrage bidrag wkład contribuição вклад bidrag การมีส่วนร่วม katkı sự đóng góp 贡献Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009