contribution

6 definitions • 10 examples

something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful:

All contributions (= presents of money), no matter how small, will be much appreciated.

contribution for All contributions (= articles to be printed) for the school magazine must be received by 1 August.

make a contribution to This invention made a major contribution to road safety.

make a contribution She didn't make much of a contribution (= she did not say much) at today's meeting, did she?

money, support, or other help:

[ C ] He made a substantial contribution to the building fund.

payments from a company or employee to pay for an employee's benefits such as medical insurance or a pension:

He should be investing at least 10% of his salary (including his employer's contributions).

Her plan automatically increases her pension contributions each year.

money given to a person or organization in order to help them achieve a particular goal:

Funding would come from the state budget, but it could include private contributions and insurance money from contractors.

He raised $1.2 million in campaign contributions.

the amount of money earned from a product, service, or activity which is used to pay for its overheads (= regular and necessary costs of operating a business):

Earnings from operations were up 19% year over year, largely driven by increased contributions from the company's graphics business.

the part of the total insurance payment that one insurance company pays to a customer, when more than one insurance company provides insurance for the same injury, accident, loss, etc.