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  • 81contribution — A gift made with others, as to the Cancer Fund; the money, property, skill, knowledge, or services, which a party to a joint enterprise puts into the venture. 30 Am J Rev ed Jnt Adv § 9. An aid in following an objective or reaching a result. As… …

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  • 82contribution — 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 …

    English terms dictionary

  • 83contribution — n. 1 the act of contributing. 2 something contributed, esp. money. 3 an article etc. contributed to a publication. Etymology: ME f. OF contribution or LL contributio (as CONTRIBUTE) …

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  • 84earmarked contribution — contribution which has been set aside for some special purpose …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 85pro rata contribution — Contribution between several co obligors so that no one of them will be compelled to bear the whole, or more than his just share, of the common burden or obligation. 18 Am J2d Contrib §§ 19 et seq …

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  • 86contribution — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 87contribution — noun a) Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. b) An amount of money given toward something …

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  • 88Contribution margin — The difference between variable revenue and variable cost. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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  • 89contribution margin — The difference between variable revenue and variable cost. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 90contribution — Synonyms and related words: accommodation, accordance, alms, alms fee, assessment, association, award, awarding, benefaction, beneficence, bestowal, bestowment, blackmail, call, call for, cess, chanty, charity, claim, cochairmanship, collection,… …

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