Synonym: donation, part, share. Similar words: contribute, contributor, contribute to, distribution, constitution, constitutional, concentration, attribute. Meaning: [‚kɒntrɪ'bjuːʃn] 
n. 1. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor 2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause 3. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity 4. an amount of money contributed 5. a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story.
n. 1. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor 2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause 3. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity 4. an amount of money contributed 5. a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story. 
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61. Feminists questioned this, drawing attention to the contribution to wealth made by women's unpaid labour in the home.
62. The enthusiasm and support of the lesbian fans is vital, but their contribution can not be publicly acknowledged.
63. Your contribution may well resolve some of this difference or create more conflicting points for further argument.
64. Allies received attention in proportion to their contribution to the Western alliance.
65. Is not his statement a significant contribution towards the Government's interest in green policies?
66. He was reading a newspaper, apparently oblivious to the contribution he was making to the traffic chaos.
67. He was awarded several honorary degrees in recognition of this intellectual and institutional contribution.
68. Does your boss constantly belittle your contribution to the department? Sentencedict.com
69. Mr. Gregory Will my right hon. Friend acknowledge the importance of the popular music industry and its contribution to overseas earnings?
70. Then men or women could choose what kind of contribution they are gong to make to all societies work.
71. A charge of ￡500 per page is made as a contribution towards the cost of reproducing colour figures.
72. In assessing their contribution it should be borne in mind that many parish roads were improved while many turnpikes were neglected.
73. Employees and managers alike are uncomfortable with distributing bonus payments under gain sharing without regard to individual contribution.
74. The very sound of my name in quest of some charitable contribution sends many of them in flight to the Outer Hebrides.
75. So their contribution to local energy consumption is fairly small.
76. No one knows how big the contribution was and the price paid for the electricity is being kept secret.
77. The standardization of textual requirements was an equally important contribution of the Hague Rules to the certainty of the ocean bill.
78. With books like this we shall be much better equipped lo make a contribution.
79. Miserably behind in its contribution to the building of the cathedral.
80. You can apply for benefit in respect of this contribution if you are on a low income.
81. Other departments, too, make their contribution to these overall aims.
82. A first move is to abolish the national insurance ceiling on contribution.
83. Document the costs and benefits of participating in school-to-work, rather than treating it solely as a charitable contribution.
84. Many seem to believe that lamenting the middle-class bias of their sample is a sufficient contribution towards equality.
85. Clinton made another major contribution to his own election by recruiting Al Gore to his Great Group.
86. The third main contribution of coins to the study of portraits is to their chronology.
87. Most pottery of this date has been found in large cemeteries, with a lesser contribution from settlements.
88. The equation is simple: no contribution, no legal aid; no legal aid, no court case.
89. You encourage less-able pupils and publicly acknowledge the value of their contribution.
90. In addition, a special award was made to Ludovic Kennedy for his outstanding contribution over many years in exposing miscarriages of justice.
More similar words: contribute, contributor, contribute to, distribution, constitution, constitutional, concentration, attribute, confrontation, distribute, a bone of contention, on the contrary, control, contract, contrast, contrast to, by contrast, contractor, out of control, controversy, contretemps, under control, to the contrary, control group, controversial, beyond control, pollution, execution, evolution, resolution.