Meanings
nouncontribution (countable and uncountable, plural contributions)
plural contributions
- countableuncountableSomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
Whether we believe in the power of our daily rituals or hold a powerful world-shifting viewpoint, acknowledging and respecting the perspectives of others is the tool that fuels the depth, value, and meaning of our contribution to and relationships with them.
2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Psychology Today, archived from the original on 13 Feb 20261 more example
North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA.
2025 April 28, Helen Regan, Michael Rios, Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister, “Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025 - countableuncountableAn amount of money given toward something.
He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.
- countableuncountableThe act of contributing.
- countableuncountableThe taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
nouna voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
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Broader
nounact of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincontribuēre
- Latincontribūtiōnem
- Old Frenchcontribution
- Middle Englishcontribucioun
- Englishcontribution
From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans bydrae, bydrae
- bydraesomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- bydraean amount of money given toward something
- bydraethe act of contributing
Ancient Greek εἰσφορά
- εἰσφορά (eisphorá)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Arabic مُسَاهَمَة, مُسَاهَمَة
- مُسَاهَمَة (musāhama)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- مُسَاهَمَة (musāhama)the act of contributing
Bulgarian при́нос, уча́стие
- при́нос (prínos)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- уча́стие (učástie)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- при́нос (prínos)an amount of money given toward something
- дан (dan)an amount of money given toward something
- пожертвува́ние (požertvuvánie)an amount of money given toward something
Catalan contribució, contribució
- contribuciósomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- contribucióan amount of money given toward something
- contribucióthe act of contributing
Chinese Mandarin 貢獻 /贡献, 貢獻 /贡献
- 貢獻 /贡献 (gòngxiàn)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- 貢獻 /贡献 (gòngxiàn)the act of contributing
Czech příspěvek, příspěvek
- příspěveksomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- příspěvekan amount of money given toward something
- přispěníthe act of contributing
Danish bidrag, bidrag
- bidragsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- bidragan amount of money given toward something
- bidragthe act of contributing
Dutch bijdrage, contributie
- bijdragesomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- contributiesomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- bijdragean amount of money given toward something
- financiële bijdragean amount of money given toward something
- contributiean amount of money given toward something
- bijdragethe act of contributing
- bijdragenthe act of contributing
Esperanto kontribuo
- kontribuosomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Estonian panus
- panussomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Finnish myötävaikutus, tuki
- myötävaikutussomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- tukian amount of money given toward something
- avustusan amount of money given toward something
- avustaminenthe act of contributing
French contribution, contribution
- contributionsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- contributionan amount of money given toward something
- contribution financièrean amount of money given toward something
- contributionthe act of contributing
German Beitrag, Beitrag
- Beitragsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- Beitragan amount of money given toward something
- finanzieller Beitragan amount of money given toward something
- Beitragthe act of contributing
- Beitragenthe act of contributing
Greek εισφορά, εισφορά
- εισφορά (eisforá)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- εισφορά (eisforá)an amount of money given toward something
- συνεισφορά (syneisforá)the act of contributing
Hebrew תְּרוּמָה, תרומה
- תְּרוּמָה (truma)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- תרומה (truma)an amount of money given toward something
- תרומה (truma)the act of contributing
Hindi योगदान
- योगदान (yogdān)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Hungarian hozzájárulás, hozzájárulás
- hozzájárulássomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- hozzájárulásan amount of money given toward something
- anyagi hozzájárulásan amount of money given toward something
- adományan amount of money given toward something
- pénzadományan amount of money given toward something
- hozzájárulásthe act of contributing
- közreműködésthe act of contributing
Indonesian kontribusi, peranan
- kontribusisomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- peranansomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- iuranan amount of money given toward something
- sumbanganan amount of money given toward something
- sumbangsihthe act of contributing
Irish ranníocaíocht
- ranníocaíochtan amount of money given toward something
Italian contributo, contribuzione
- contributosomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- contribuzionethe act of contributing
Japanese 貢献, 貢献
- 貢献 (kōken)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- 貢献 (kōken)the act of contributing
Korean 기여, 공헌
- 기여 (giyeo)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- 공헌 (gongheon)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Latin stips, stips
- stipssomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- stipsan amount of money given toward something
Malay sumbangan
- sumbanganthe act of contributing
Māori whakapoha
- whakapohasomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Norwegian Bokmål bidrag, bidrag
- bidragsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- bidragan amount of money given toward something
Polish wkład, datek
- wkładsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- datekan amount of money given toward something
- kontrybucjathe act of contributing
- wniesienie wkładuthe act of contributing
Portuguese contribuição, contribuição
- contribuiçãosomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- contribuiçãoan amount of money given toward something
- doaçãoan amount of money given toward something
- contribuiçãothe act of contributing
Romanian contribuție, donație
- contribuțiesomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- donațiean amount of money given toward something
- contribuirethe act of contributing
- contribuțiethe act of contributing
Russian вклад, уча́стие
- вклад (vklad)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- уча́стие (učástije)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- взнос (vznos)an amount of money given toward something
- поже́ртвование (požértvovanije)an amount of money given toward something
- дань (danʹ)an amount of money given toward something
- вклад (vklad)the act of contributing
Slovak príspevok
- príspevoksomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Spanish contribución, aporte
- contribuciónsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- aportesomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- cotizaciónsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- aportaciónsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- contribuciónan amount of money given toward something
- contribuciónthe act of contributing
- aportaciónthe act of contributing
Swedish bidrag, bidrag
- bidragsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- bidragan amount of money given toward something
Tagalog ambag, tap-ong
- ambagsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- tap-ongsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- abuloythe act of contributing
- ambagthe act of contributing
- kontribusyonthe act of contributing
Turkish katkı, katılım payı
- katkısomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- katılım payısomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Ukrainian вне́сок, вне́сок
- вне́сок (vnésok)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
- вне́сок (vnésok)an amount of money given toward something
- поже́ртвування (požértvuvannja)an amount of money given toward something
- офірува́ння (ofiruvánnja)an amount of money given toward something
- данина́ (danyná)an amount of money given toward something
- дань (danʹ)an amount of money given toward something
- поже́ртва (požértva)an amount of money given toward something
- вне́сок (vnésok)the act of contributing
Welsh cyfraniad
- cyfraniadsomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Yiddish בײַשטײַערונג
- בײַשטײַערונג (bayshtayerung)something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with contribution
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
contribution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contribution
MLA
“contribution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contribution. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contribution,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contribution.
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