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contribution

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/
  • General-American: /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA2 N T R AH0 B Y UW1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An amount of money given toward something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of contributing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the part played by a person in bringing about a result

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
  • they all did their share of the work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: part, share

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

Narrower terms: end

6

noun

Meaning 6

act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: donation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: giving, gift

Narrower terms: subscription, alms

7

noun

Meaning 7

a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: publication, publishing

8

noun

Meaning 8

an amount of money contributed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money

9

noun

Meaning 9

a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: donation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gift

Narrower terms: benefaction, offering, political contribution, political donation

History

Etymology

From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

180 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bydrae — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Arabic: مُسَاهَمَة (musāhama) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Armenian: ներդրում (nerdrum) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Armenian: օժանդակություն (ōžandakutʻyun) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Armenian: աջակցություն (aǰakcʻutʻyun) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Armenian: ավանդ (avand) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Azerbaijani: töhfə — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Belarusian: унёсак (unjósak) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Belarusian: укла́д (uklád) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Bulgarian: при́нос (prínos) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Bulgarian: уча́стие (učástie) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Catalan: contribució — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貢獻 /贡献 (gòngxiàn) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Crimean Tatar: isse — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Czech: příspěvek — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Danish: bidrag — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Dutch: bijdrage — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Dutch: contributie — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Esperanto: kontribuo — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Estonian: panus — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Finnish: myötävaikutus — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • French: contribution — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Galician: contribución — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Georgian: წვლილი (c̣vlili) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • German: Beitrag — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Greek: εισφορά (eisforá) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Ancient Greek: εἰσφορά (eisphorá) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Hebrew: תְּרוּמָה (truma) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Hindi: योगदान (yogdān) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Hungarian: hozzájárulás — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Ido: kontributajo — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Indonesian: kontribusi — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Indonesian: peranan — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Italian: contributo — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Japanese: 貢献 (kōken) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Korean: 기여 (giyeo) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Korean: 공헌 (gongheon) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Latin: stips — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Luxembourgish: Kontributioun — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Macedonian: придонес (pridones) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Malayalam: സംഭാവന (sambhāvana) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Māori: whakapoha — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Navajo: akʼeʼeeshchínígíí — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Nepali: योगदान (yogadān) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bidrag — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bidrag — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Persian: همکاری (hamkâri) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Plautdietsch: Beschäarunk — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Plautdietsch: Biedrach — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Polish: wkład — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Portuguese: contribuição — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Romanian: contribuție — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Russian: вклад (vklad) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Russian: уча́стие (učástije) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Scots: contreibution — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: до̏принос — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: контрибу́ција — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȍprinos — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: kontribúcija — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Slovak: príspevok — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Slovene: prispevek — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Spanish: contribución — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Spanish: aporte — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Spanish: cotización — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Spanish: aportación — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Swedish: bidrag — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Tagalog: ambag — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Tagalog: tap-ong — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Turkish: katkı — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Turkish: katılım payı — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Ukrainian: вне́сок (vnésok) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Welsh: cyfraniad — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Yiddish: בײַשטײַערונג (bayshtayerung) — something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
  • Afrikaans: bydrae — an amount of money given toward something
  • Armenian: մուծում (mucum) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Armenian: վճար (včar) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Belarusian: узно́с (uznós) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Belarusian: ахвярава́нне (axvjaravánnje) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Belarusian: нада́нне (nadánnje) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Belarusian: фу́ндуш (fúnduš) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Belarusian: унёсак (unjósak) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Bulgarian: при́нос (prínos) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Bulgarian: дан (dan) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Bulgarian: пожертвува́ние (požertvuvánie) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Catalan: contribució — an amount of money given toward something
  • Czech: příspěvek — an amount of money given toward something
  • Danish: bidrag — an amount of money given toward something
  • Dutch: bijdrage — an amount of money given toward something
  • Dutch: financiële bijdrage — an amount of money given toward something
  • Dutch: contributie — an amount of money given toward something
  • Finnish: tuki — an amount of money given toward something
  • Finnish: avustus — an amount of money given toward something
  • French: contribution — an amount of money given toward something
  • French: contribution financière — an amount of money given toward something
  • Galician: contribución — an amount of money given toward something
  • Georgian: შენატანი (šenaṭani) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Georgian: შეწირულობა (šec̣iruloba) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Georgian: შესატანი (šesaṭani) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Georgian: შენაწირი (šenac̣iri) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Georgian: შესაწირი (šesac̣iri) — an amount of money given toward something
  • German: Beitrag — an amount of money given toward something
  • German: finanzieller Beitrag — an amount of money given toward something
  • Greek: εισφορά (eisforá) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Hebrew: תרומה (truma) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Hungarian: hozzájárulás — an amount of money given toward something
  • Hungarian: anyagi hozzájárulás — an amount of money given toward something
  • Hungarian: adomány — an amount of money given toward something
  • Hungarian: pénzadomány — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ido: kontributajo — an amount of money given toward something
  • Indonesian: iuran — an amount of money given toward something
  • Indonesian: sumbangan — an amount of money given toward something
  • Irish: ranníocaíocht — an amount of money given toward something
  • Latin: stips — an amount of money given toward something
  • Malayalam: സംഭാവന (sambhāvana) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Meänkieli: piitraaki — an amount of money given toward something
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bidrag — an amount of money given toward something
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bidrag — an amount of money given toward something
  • Persian: همکاری (hamkâri) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Polish: datek — an amount of money given toward something
  • Portuguese: contribuição — an amount of money given toward something
  • Portuguese: doação — an amount of money given toward something
  • Romanian: donație — an amount of money given toward something
  • Russian: взнос (vznos) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Russian: поже́ртвование (požértvovanije) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Russian: дань (danʹ) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Serbo-Croatian: до̏принос — an amount of money given toward something
  • Serbo-Croatian: контрибу́ција — an amount of money given toward something
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȍprinos — an amount of money given toward something
  • Serbo-Croatian: kontribúcija — an amount of money given toward something
  • Spanish: contribución — an amount of money given toward something
  • Swedish: bidrag — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ukrainian: вне́сок (vnésok) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ukrainian: поже́ртвування (požértvuvannja) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ukrainian: офірува́ння (ofiruvánnja) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ukrainian: данина́ (danyná) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ukrainian: дань (danʹ) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Ukrainian: поже́ртва (požértva) — an amount of money given toward something
  • Afrikaans: bydrae — the act of contributing
  • Arabic: مُسَاهَمَة (musāhama) — the act of contributing
  • Armenian: ներդրում (nerdrum) — the act of contributing
  • Azerbaijani: töhfə — the act of contributing
  • Belarusian: унёсак (unjósak) — the act of contributing
  • Belarusian: укла́д (uklád) — the act of contributing
  • Catalan: contribució — the act of contributing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貢獻 /贡献 (gòngxiàn) — the act of contributing
  • Czech: přispění — the act of contributing
  • Danish: bidrag — the act of contributing
  • Dutch: bijdrage — the act of contributing
  • Dutch: bijdragen — the act of contributing
  • Finnish: avustaminen — the act of contributing
  • French: contribution — the act of contributing
  • Galician: contribución — the act of contributing
  • Georgian: წვლილი (c̣vlili) — the act of contributing
  • Georgian: კონტრიბუცია (ḳonṭribucia) — the act of contributing
  • German: Beitrag — the act of contributing
  • German: Beitragen — the act of contributing
  • Greek: συνεισφορά (syneisforá) — the act of contributing
  • Hebrew: תרומה (truma) — the act of contributing
  • Hungarian: hozzájárulás — the act of contributing
  • Hungarian: közreműködés — the act of contributing
  • Ido: kontributo — the act of contributing
  • Indonesian: sumbangsih — the act of contributing
  • Italian: contribuzione — the act of contributing
  • Japanese: 貢献 (kōken) — the act of contributing
  • Malay: sumbangan — the act of contributing
  • Persian: همکاری (hamkâri) — the act of contributing
  • Polish: kontrybucja — the act of contributing
  • Polish: wniesienie wkładu — the act of contributing
  • Portuguese: contribuição — the act of contributing
  • Romanian: contribuire — the act of contributing
  • Romanian: contribuție — the act of contributing
  • Russian: вклад (vklad) — the act of contributing
  • Serbo-Croatian: доприношење — the act of contributing
  • Serbo-Croatian: doprinošenje — the act of contributing
  • Spanish: contribución — the act of contributing
  • Spanish: aportación — the act of contributing
  • Tagalog: abuloy — the act of contributing
  • Tagalog: ambag — the act of contributing
  • Tagalog: kontribusyon — the act of contributing
  • Ukrainian: вне́сок (vnésok) — the act of contributing
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