Contribution Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of contribution · 1 : the act of contributing: such as · 2 : something that is contributed: such as · 3 : a payment (such as a levy or tax) imposed ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut contribution noun SaveWord con·​tri·​bu·​tion |\ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən \ pluralcontributions EssentialMeaningofcontribution 1 :somethingthatisgiventohelpaperson,acause,etc. Shemadea100-dollarcontribution[=donation]tobreastcancerresearch.Theythankedhimforhiscontributionoftimeandmoney.Hemadeanimportantcontributiontothedebate. 2 :somethingthatisdonetocausesomethingtohappen She'shonoredforhercontributions[=efforts,work]towardsfindingacureforAIDS.Asmayor,hemademanypositivecontributionstothegrowthofthecity. 3 :apieceofwritingthatispublishedaspartofalargerwork(suchasamagazine,newspaper,orbook) abookofessaysincludingcontributionsfromseveralwell-knownpoliticalcolumnists FullDefinitionofcontribution 1 :theactofcontributing:suchas a :thegivingorsupplyingofsomething(suchasmoneyortime)asapartorshare They'recollectingdonationsforcontributiontothescholarshipfund.Thehundredsofsweetsweredonatedbymembersofthecommunityincontributiontothecenter'smiddayEastercommunitymeal,whichwillserveabout800guests,saidPhillipWilson,weekendfacilitytechnicianatCharlotteRescueMission.—BrittanyPenland b :thegivingorsupplyingofsomethingthatplaysasignificantpartinmakingsomethinghappen Nursesareadvised…toacknowledgeeachindividual'srighttochoose…thelevelofcontributionthattheymaywanttomaketodecisionsabouttheircare.—BeverleyBostock-Cox 2 :somethingthatiscontributed:suchas a :something(suchasmoneyortime)thatisgivenorsuppliedasapartorshare his$100contributiontothecancerresearchfund401(k)contributionsGivecash.Contributionsoffoodandclothingdonothavetheimmediateimpactthatmoneydoesbecausetheytakelongertodistribute.Somerelieforganizationsmaynothavethestafforinfrastructuretodothatjobwell.—JDNews.com(Jacksonville,NorthCarolina)Duringthe1930's,Dr.[WilliamHenry]Sebrellmademanyimportantcontributionstoourknowledgeoftheanemiasandtheroleofdietincirrhosisoftheliver.—NIH.govShewantstomakeapositivecontributiontosociety. b :somethingthatplaysasignificantpartinmakingsomethinghappen hercontributiontotheteam'svictoryHe[ZullfigarAliQuershi]addedthatPakistanwouldnonethelessattempttolimititscontributiontoclimatechangeproblemsasthecountrydevelopedeconomically.—RichardMonastersky c :something(suchasanarticle)thatissuppliedforapublication …thenewmagazine,thoughpublishedmainlyinEnglish,willprintFrenchcontributionsintheoriginal,withEnglishabstracts.—QuillandQuire 3 :apayment(suchasalevyortax)imposedbymilitary,civil,orecclesiasticalauthoritiesusuallyforaspecialorextraordinarypurpose OtherWordsfromcontribution Synonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutcontribution OtherWordsfromcontribution contributive \ kən-​ˈtri-​byə-​tiv \ adjective contributively adverb Synonymsforcontribution Synonyms alms, benefaction, beneficence, charity, donation, philanthropy VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofcontributioninaSentence Theythankedhimforhiscontributionoftimeandmoney. Hemadeanimportantcontributiontothedebate. Asmayor,hemademanypositivecontributionstothegrowthofthecity. abookofessaysincludingcontributionsfromseveralwell-knownpoliticalcolumnists Themoneywasraisedbyvoluntarycontribution. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Soonecouldbeforgivenforoverlookingthetuba’seleganceoritscontributiontoclassicsymphonies. — WashingtonPost,18Dec.2021 Alsoincludedisanadditional$40millionfromlocalcouncils,uppingtheircontributionto$640million. — CaraKelly,USATODAY,16Dec.2021 Thereisalwaysastranger—theonewhohasnothingbutastone—andsomemannerofvillage,withvillagerswhoatfirstrefusethestrangerbutwhothen,finally,maketheirowncontributiontothemiraculous,tasty,satisfyingend. — NewYorkTimes,15Dec.2021 Namesshouldreflectagroup,individualorfamilythathasmadeasignificantcontributiontothecity. — SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,9Dec.2021 Danielsishavinganall-Pac-12season,andOlasenihasbeenverygoodafteryearsofworkingtowardsasignificantcontribution. — JamesCrepea|TheOregonian/oregonlive,oregonlive,19Nov.2021 SomebelieveweaningAmerica—thefifth-largestproducerofbeefintheworld—offcattlewouldmakeasignificantcontribution. — LosAngelesTimes,9Nov.2021 Baileyisconfidentthatpositiverolemodelsmakeasignificantcontribution. — JoyBurnford,Forbes,29Oct.2021 Tuttle,aredshirtjuniorfromSanMarcos,California,hasalreadymadeonesignificantcontributiontoSaturday’sgame. — NathanBaird,cleveland,19Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'contribution.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofcontribution 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense3 HistoryandEtymologyforcontribution seecontribute LearnMoreAboutcontribution Sharecontribution PosttheDefinitionofcontributiontoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcontributiononTwitter TimeTravelerforcontribution Thefirstknownuseofcontributionwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearcontribution contributingfactor contribution contributor SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcontribution LastUpdated 21Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Contribution.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contribution.Accessed4Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcontribution contribution noun con·​tri·​bu·​tion |\ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən \ KidsDefinitionofcontribution :theactofgivingsomethingorsomethinggiven:donation contribution noun con·​tri·​bu·​tion Legal Definitionofcontribution 1 :paymentofashareofanamountforwhichoneisliable:as a :sharedpaymentofajudgmentbyjointtortfeasorsespeciallyaccordingtoproportionalfault—compareapportionsensea b :prorataapportionmentoflossamongalltheinsurancepoliciescoveringthesamepersonorproperty—compareindemnity 2 :themoneypaidbyoneresponsibleforashare 3 :paymenttoacommonfund(asbyanemployeroremployeetoaninsuranceplanorretirementfund) MorefromMerriam-Websteroncontribution Nglish:TranslationofcontributionforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcontributionforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY antithetical SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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