contribution
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːʃən
- Hyphenation: con‧tri‧bu‧tion
NounEdit
contribution (countable and uncountable, plural contributions)
- Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
- An amount of money given toward something.
- The act of contributing.
- The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
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an amount of money given toward something
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the act of contributing
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from Latin contribūtiō, contribūtiōnem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
contribution f (plural contributions)
- contribution
- (archaic) contribution: levy or impost
- 1791, National Constituent Assembly, Constitution française, présentée au roi par l'Assemblée nationale, le 3 septembre 1791 [French constitution, presented to the King by the National Assembly on 3 September 1791], Dijon: Imprimerie de P. Causse, page 4:
- Pour l'entretien de la force publique, et pour les dépenses d'administration, une contribution commune est indispensable; elle doit être également répartie entre les citoyens, en raison de leurs facultés.
- For the maintenance of the public force, and for the expenses of the administration, a common contribution is indispensable; it must be equally distributed among the citizens, with regard to their faculties.
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Further readingEdit
- “contribution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.