contribution

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 31.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
2. noun An amount of money given toward something.

   He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.

3. noun The act of contributing.
4. noun The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

Similar words

donation share part contributory contribute participation utility involvement usefulness participate

Often followed by

to of is from in was by and that

Word family

contribute contributed contributes contributing contributions contributive contributively contributor contributors