contribution
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːʃən
- Hyphenation: con‧tri‧bu‧tion
Noun
[edit]contribution (countable and uncountable, plural contributions)
- Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
- 2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Pyschology Today[1]:
- 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.
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]something given or offered that adds to a larger whole
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an amount of money given toward something
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the act of contributing
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin contribūtiō. By surface analysis, contribuer + -tion.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]contribution f (plural contributions)
- contribution
- (archaic) contribution: levy or impost
- 1791, National Constituent Assembly, Constitution française, présentée au roi par l'Assemblée nationale, le 3 septembre 1791 [French constitution, presented to the King by the National Assembly on 3 September 1791], Dijon: Imprimerie de P. Causse, page 4:
- Pour l'entretien de la force publique, et pour les dépenses d'administration, une contribution commune est indispensable; elle doit être également répartie entre les citoyens, en raison de leurs facultés.
- For the maintenance of the public force, and for the expenses of the administration, a common contribution is indispensable; it must be equally distributed among the citizens, with regard to their faculties.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “contribution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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