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contribution

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Contribution is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris . It was released on October 20, 1990 by 4th & B'way Records and Island Records .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contribution \Con`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. contributio: cf. F. contribution.] The act of contributing. That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals. ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a positive contribution ▪ Most refugees are determined to make a positive contribution to their new country. a useful contribution ▪ He played well and made a useful contribution to the team’s performance. contribution ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French contribution and directly from Latin contributionem (nominative contributio ), noun of action from past participle stem of contribuere "to bring together, add, contribute," from com- "together" (see com- ) + tribuere "to allot, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. 2 An amount of money given toward something. 3 The act of contribute.

Usage examples of contribution.

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Like nearly everyone who ever played a large part in public life and helped make history, Adams wondered how history would portray him, and worried not a little that he might be unfairly treated, misunderstood, or his contributions made to look insignificant compared to those of others.

I hope your contribution is somewhat more efficacious than the farce your commissariat precipitated in regard to the so-called Amish threat.

Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated June 14th 1926, and also thank, through you, the Auckland friends for their kind contribution.

Albert examined me, he measured my temperature bolometrically, scanned my eyes for clarity and my skin for external blemishes like burst blood vessels, pumped hypersound through my torso to peer at the organs inside, and sampled the contributions I left in the toilets for biochemical imbalances and bacteria counts.

They were Boskopoids, big-brained ancestors of the Bushman peoples from Luvah, and in the decade since their discovery they had made a dozen major contributions to science.

Kimberly Brandywine, for special contributions in the field of cosmology.

Newbold, who had charge of a military post on the Selangor frontier in 1833, witnessed many of the atrocities perpetrated by these Bugis princes, who committed piracies, robbed, plundered, and levied contributions on the wretched Malays, without hindrance.

One of the great contributions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation was that nobody ever died on a carry-out, or in an ambulance, for that matter.

For obvious reasons Hive philosophers and Establishment Reality-Definers tend to discredit the Pleasure-Aesthetic Castes and the contributions they make to the species.

His contributions to various organizations had caused an assortment of chairmen and chairladies and executive secretaries, upon news of his death, to have a deep and decent interest in the terms of his will, but except for a few modest bequests everything had gone to his widow.

Fuehrer, against war, against boss rule, peace with the Church, free expression of opinion, an end to the Cheka terror, restoration of justice, reduction of contributions to the party by one half, no more building of palaces, housing for the common people and more Prussian probity and simplicity.

The price of an encore, she then announced with characteristic chutzpa, would be a further contribution to the cause.

Fido, distinguished and prolific author, scholar, criminologist, and now good friend, for his extraordinary contributions to the Jack the Ripper case and our understanding of it, as well as his general good counsel.

His contributions to cryptanalytics were minor, since his talents lay more in the administrative and mechanical fields.