contribution

From Old French contribution, from Latin contributionem, from contribuere.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/

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• Rhymes: -uːʃən
• Hyphenation: con‧tri‧bu‧tion

contribution (countable and uncountable, plural contributions)

1. Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
2. An amount of money given toward something.
3. The act of contributing.
4. The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

From Latin contributio.

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contribution f (plural contributions)

1. contribution

• “contribution” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).