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CONTRIBUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
Example:
they all did their share of the work
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("contribution" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contribution"):
end (the part you are expected to play)
Derivation:
contribute (contribute to some cause)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
Synonyms:
contribution; donation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("contribution" is a kind of...):
gift; giving (the act of giving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contribution"):
subscription (a pledged contribution)
alms (money or goods contributed to the poor)
Derivation:
contribute (provide)
contribute (contribute to some cause)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("contribution" is a kind of...):
publication; publishing (the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An amount of money contributed
Example:
he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("contribution" is a kind of...):
amount; amount of money; sum; sum of money (a quantity of money)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
Synonyms:
contribution; donation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("contribution" is a kind of...):
gift (something acquired without compensation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contribution"):
benefaction (a contribution of money or assistance)
offering (money contributed to a religious organization)
political contribution; political donation (a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party)
Context examples:
“Yet we spend as freely as you,” was Maud Brewster’s contribution.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“Py Jingo!” was Hans’s contribution.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The Board's most distinctive contribution, however, will be to render advice to the Nation in the area of policy and make recommendations to advance the Nation's effort against cancer.
(National Cancer Policy Board, NCI Thesaurus)
This award is intended to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research.
(Independent Scientist Award, NCI Thesaurus)
He likes to write, and he'll give a tone to our contributions and keep us from being sentimental, don't you see?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Should we attempt to do so ourselves, the only possible result must be that we shall never return with the important contribution to science which we have already gained.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An institute within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that led NIH's contribution to the International Human Genome Project.
(National Human Genome Research Institute, NCI Thesaurus)
A title conferred on a person, usually in recognition of their merits, actions or contributions.
(Honorary Title, NCI Thesaurus)
This study shows that dust transported around the world in the atmosphere is an important source of nutrients for plants, even where its contribution isn't obvious.
(Study reveals surprising role of dust in mountain ecosystems, National Science Foundation)
The contribution of blood supply from the right or left vessel system to the posterior descending artery.
(Coronary Artery Dominance, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
