contribution (noun)
1contribution — contribute ► VERB 1) give in order to help achieve or provide something. 2) (contribute to) help to cause or bring about. DERIVATIVES contribution noun contributive adjective contributor noun. USAGE The first pronunciation, which puts the s …
2contribution — con·tri·bu·tion n 1: payment of a share of an amount for which one is liable: as a: shared payment of a judgment by joint tortfeasors esp. according to proportional fault compare apportion a b: pro rata apportionment of loss among all the… …
3contribution — noun 1 sth that helps cause/increase sth ADJECTIVE ▪ important, meaningful, significant ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, major, strong …
4contribution — noun 1 (C) something that you give or do in order to help something be successful (+ to/towards): Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory. | make a contribution: Day centres for the elderly make a valuable… …
5contribution holiday — ➔ holiday * * * contribution holiday UK US noun [C] (UK FINANCE ► a period of time when money stops being paid into a pension, for example, because someone does not have enough money to pay money into it: »Contribution holidays are only available …
6contribution — noun Date: 14th century 1. a payment (as a levy or tax) imposed by military, civil, or ecclesiastical authorities usually for a special or extraordinary purpose 2. the act of contributing; also the thing contributed • contributive adjective …
7contribution — noun a) Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. b) An amount of money given toward something …
8contribution — noun 1) voluntary financial contributions Syn: donation, gift, offering, present, handout, grant, subsidy, allowance, endowment, subscription; formal benefaction 2) contributions from local authors Syn: artic …
9contribution — noun Syn: gift, donation, offering, present, handout, grant, subsidy …
10contribution — money placed in an individual retirement account ( IRA), an employer sponsored retirement plan, or other retirement plan for a particular tax year. Contributions may be deductible or nondeductible, depending on the type of account. Bloomberg… …