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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contribution \Con`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. contributio: cf F. contribution.] 1. The act of contributing. 2. 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. A certain contribution for the poor saints which are at jerusalem. --Rom. xv 26. Aristotle's actual contributions to the physical sciences. --Whewell. 3. (Mil.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country. These sums, . . . and the forced contributions paid by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his straggling troops together. --Motley. 4. (Law) Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contribution n 1: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor: "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: {part}, {share}] 2: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: {donation}] 3: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: {donation}] 4: an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" 5: a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
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