Contribution definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it. The study made important contributions to the field of ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'contribution'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× contribution (kɒntrɪbjuːʃən ) Wordforms:pluralcontributions 1. countablenoun Ifyoumakeacontributiontosomething,youdosomethingtohelpmakeitsuccessfulortoproduceit. Thestudymadeimportantcontributionstothefieldofcorporateeconomics. Hewasawardedaprizeforhiscontributiontoworldpeace.[+to] 2. countablenoun Acontributionisasumofmoneythatyougiveinordertohelppayforsomething. ...charitablecontributionsofahalfmilliondollarsormore.[+of] Synonyms:gift,offering,grant,donation MoreSynonymsofcontribution 3. countablenounAcontributiontoamagazine,newspaper,orbookissomethingthatyouwritetobepublishedinit. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof contribution Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'contribution' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'contribution' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Almagest' HindiTranslationof'contribution' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency contributioninBritishEnglish (ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən ) noun1. theactofcontributing 2. somethingcontributed,suchasmoneyorideas 3. anarticle,story,etc,contributedtoanewspaperorotherpublication 4. insurance aportionofthetotalliabilityincumbentoneachoftwoormorecompaniesforariskwithrespecttowhichallofthemhaveissuedpolicies 5. archaic alevy,esptowardsthecostofawar CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency contributioninAmericanEnglish (ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ) noun1.  theactofcontributing 2.  somethingcontributed,asmoneytoacharityorapoemtoamagazine 3. a.  aspeciallevyortax b. Archaic alevyforsupportinganarmyinthefield Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEcontribucioun