to contribute to sth
1contribute — verb 1 (I, T) to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in: contribute to/towards sth: Most people contributed something towards the new church buildings. | contribute sth to/towards sth: The… …
2contribute — verb 1 give ADVERB ▪ enormously, generously, greatly, handsomely, heavily, substantially ▪ His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. ▪ …
3contribute — con‧trib‧ute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are involved in: contribute to/towards • His department contributed £2.3 million towards the fund. • They… …
4contribute — con|trib|ute W2S2 [kənˈtrıbju:t] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of contribuere, from com ( COM ) + tribuere ( TRIBUTE)] 1.) [I and T] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved …
5factor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, important, main, major, relevant, significant ▪ one of the most significant factors ▪ critical …
6article — noun 1 piece of writing ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, excellent, fascinating, good, great, informative, insightful, interesting, must read (informal, esp. AmE) …
7money — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ There is big money in golf for the top players. ▪ easy ▪ He started stealing as a way of making easy money. ▪ bonus …
8guarantee — See guaranty. American Banker Glossary The assumption of responsibility for payment of a debt or performance of some obligation if the liable party fails to perform to expectations. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Financial security required for… …
9kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… …
10essay — noun … OF ESSAYS ▪ anthology, collection, selection, series, set, volume ▪ In 2001 she published a collection of essays. VERB + ESSAY …
