contribution
//ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- contributions
Definitions
1.Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
2.An amount of money given toward something.
- He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.
3.The act of contributing.
4.The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2024
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre.
By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.