contribution.
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
Meaning & usage
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
An amount of money given toward something.
He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.
The act of contributing.
The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.
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