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contribution
noun con·tri·bu·tion \ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən\
Definition of CONTRIBUTION
1
: a payment (as a levy or tax) imposed by military, civil, or ecclesiastical authorities usually for a special or extraordinary purpose
2
: the act of contributing; also : the thing contributed
— con·trib·u·tive \kən-ˈtri-byə-tiv\ adjective
— con·trib·u·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CONTRIBUTION
14th century
Related to CONTRIBUTION
- Synonyms
- alms, benefaction, beneficence, charity, donation, philanthropy
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Rhymes with CONTRIBUTION
absolution, allocution, attribution, comminution, consecution, constitution, convolution, destitution, dissolution, distribution, elocution, evolution, execution, exsolution, institution, involution, persecution, prosecution, prostitution, resolution, restitution, retribution, revolution, Rosicrucian, substitution
CONTRIBUTIVE Defined for Kids
contribution
noun con·tri·bu·tion \ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən\
Definition of CONTRIBUTION for Kids
: the act of giving something or something given : donation
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