contribution

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
21
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/
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/ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/ · /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/

Definition of contribution

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
    “Whether we believe in the power of our daily rituals or hold a powerful world-shifting viewpoint, acknowledging and respecting the perspectives of others is the tool that fuels the depth, value, and meaning of our contribution to and relationships with them.”
    “North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
    “Whether we believe in the power of our daily rituals or hold a powerful world-shifting viewpoint, acknowledging and respecting the perspectives of others is the tool that fuels the depth, value, and meaning of our contribution to and relationships with them.”
    “North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)An amount of money given toward something.
    “He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of contributing.
  4. (countable, uncountable)The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.

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