contribution
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2.8
- noun
- /ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən/
:
contribución
- The artist's contribution to the exhibition was widely praised by critics.
- make a contribution
- a significant contribution
- a unique contribution
It's a wonderful way to highlight the contribution by a prominent woman.
- It's a wonderful way to highlight the contribution by a prominent woman.
- Like what contribution does that make to the product?
- And that is the genius and it is their contribution to the human problem.
- That'll be my contribution to our big Intifada March.
- But to me, their greatest contribution to society.
- And yeah, thanks for for your contributions and we'll pick it up again next time.
- So thank you for your contribution to science.
- They don't know the history of the contributions to civilization from Afghanistan.
- It was his most important pure science contribution, but he never really knew that.
- And it's going to take all of us making our contributions to push this field forward.
- There's always some contribution by something else.
Examples
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If everyone in this room can make one critical contribution, that's a second every lap.
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Thank you for your contribution to this video, much appreciated.
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So thank you for your contribution to science.
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But to me, their greatest contribution to society.
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You made a big contribution to our party this time.
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We thank the members of the statistical working group for their contribution to the study design.
Academic text (2015) -
The fundamental responsibility for development agencies, and their greatest contribution to health, is poverty reduction.
Academic text (2013) -
It's a useful contribution to clarifying the question.
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The Manhattan Bail Project made a profound contribution but was limited by its design.
Academic text (2017) -
We actually contemplated this as a very different contribution to the literature on abortion.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
359
1.9
Money, goods, or time given to help others and organizations
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.4
Money people give to a candidate, party or campaign to help in an election
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3.3
A very good piece of work that people praise in public or get an award for
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
contribution = contribute (transparent) = contribute + ion
Productive nominalization of the verb 'contribute' to indicate an act, gift, or input.
Etymology
The word contribution comes from the parts con- 'together' and tribuere 'to give'. So a contribution is your 'part' or 'share' that you give to help a project or cause.