contribution
NounUS[kon-truh-byoo-shuhn]/ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)contributions
- the effort contributed 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”Synonyms: partshareType of attempt, effortKinds end
- a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile causeSynonyms: donationType of giftKinds offering, benefaction, political contribution
- act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charitySynonyms: donationType of giving, giftKinds alms, subscription
- an amount of money contributed“he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest”Type of sum, sum of money
- a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or storyType of publication, publishing
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Translations
Noun something given to a shared effort
- Spanish
- contribución
- French
- contribution
- German
- Beitrag
- Italian
- contributo
- Portuguese
- contribuição
- Turkish
- katkı
- Russian
- вклад vklad
- Arabic
- مُسَاهَمَة musāhama
- Chinese
- 贡献 gòngxiàn
- Japanese
- 貢献 kōken
22 more languages
- Dutch
- bijdrage
- Polish
- wkład
- Swedish
- bidrag
- Greek
- εισφορά eisforá
- Korean
- 공헌 gongheon
- Indonesian
- kontribusi
- Hungarian
- hozzájárulás
- Portuguese (PT)
- contribuição
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 貢獻 gòngxiàn
- Catalan
- contribució
- Czech
- příspěvek
- Danish
- bidrag
- Esperanto
- kontribuo
- Finnish
- myötävaikutus
- Georgian
- წვლილი c̣vlili
- Hebrew
- תְּרוּמָה truma
- Norwegian
- bidrag
- Romanian
- contribuție
- Slovenian
- prispevek
- Swahili
- mchango
- Welsh
- cyfraniad
- Yiddish
- בײַשטײַערונג bayshtayerung
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′tri·bu′tion noun
Origin: L. contributio: cf. F. contribution.
1. The act of contributing.
2. That which is contributed; — either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals.
A certain contribution for the poor saints which are at jerusalem.— Rom. xv. 26.
Aristotle's actual contributions to the physical sciences.— William Whewell
3. Military An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax levied on the people of a town or country.
These sums,... and the forced contributions paid by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his straggling troops together.— John Lothrop Motley
4. Law Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54