contribution
pronunciation
How to pronounce contribution in British English:
UK [ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃn]
How to pronounce contribution in American English:
US [ˌkɑːntrɪˈbjuːʃn]
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- Noun:
- any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
- a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
- act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
- an amount of money contributed
- a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
Word Origin
- contribution (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French contribution and directly from Latin contributionem (nominative contributio), noun of action from past participle stem of contribuere "to bring together, add, contribute," from com- "together" (see com-) + tribuere "to allot, pay" (see tribute).
Example
- 1. It would also make a lasting contribution to science .
- 2. Clarifying this was mr williamson 's signal contribution .
- 3. Europe 's contribution of $ 1 billion may be slashed too .
- 4. After unesco recognised palestine as a full member , the united states cut its contribution .
- 5. In addition to government information , sunlight will also be including derivative data sets , like information from the campaign contribution tracker opensecrets .