contributory insurance
1contributory negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contributory negligence …
2contributory pension scheme — ➔ scheme * * * contributory pension scheme UK US noun [C] UK (US contributory pension plan) HR, FINANCE ► a type of pension into which both the employer and employee pay money: »Conditions of service are good with a contributory pension scheme,… …
3contributory — ► ADJECTIVE 1) playing a part in bringing something about. 2) (of a pension or insurance scheme) operated by means of a fund into which people pay …
4insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …
5contributory — con|trib|u|to|ry [kənˈtrıbjutəri US to:ri] adj 1.) [only before noun] being one of the causes of a particular result ▪ Smoking is a contributory factor in lung cancer. 2.) a contributory ↑pension or insurance plan is one that is paid for by the… …
6contributory — con|trib|u|to|ry [ kən trıbjə,tɔri ] adjective 1. ) only before noun partly responsible for a situation or event: a contributory factor 2. ) a contributory pension or insurance arrangement is one that involves payments by workers as well as… …
7contributory — adjective 1 (only before noun) being one of the causes of a particular result: Smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer. 2 a contributory pension 1 or insurance plan is one that is paid for by the workers as well as by the company opposite… …
8contributory — UK [kənˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ] / US [kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔrɪ] adjective 1) [only before noun] partly responsible for a situation or event a contributory factor 2) a contributory pension or insurance arrangement is one that involves payments by workers as well as… …
9contributory — /keuhn trib yeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n., pl. contributories. adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing. 2. furnishing something toward a result: a contributory factor. 3. of, pertaining to, or constituting an… …
10contributory — con•trib•u•to•ry [[t]kənˈtrɪb yəˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing 2) furnishing something toward a result: a contributory factor[/ex] 3) bus of or pertaining to an insurance or pension plan… …
