Dictionary

contribution en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contribūtiōnem, contribūtiō, from Latin contribuēre. By surface analysis, contribute + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
   • North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA. 2025 April 28, Helen Regan, Michael Rios, Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister, “Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025:
   • 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. 2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Psychology Today, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2026:
2. (countable, uncountable) An amount of money given toward something.
   • He made a contribution of $100 for the victims of the flood.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of contributing.
4. (countable, uncountable) The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

Forms

Deriveds

goal contribution · recontribution · defined contribution · noncontribution · microcontribution · defined contributions · contributional · overcontribution · cuntribution · contribution base

Translations (188)

sh до̏принос (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · sh контрибу́ција (an amount of money given toward something) · cy cyfraniad (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · cmn 貢獻 /贡献 (the act of contributing) · cs příspěvek (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ka კონტრიბუცია (the act of contributing) · da bidrag (an amount of money given toward something) · de Beitrag (the act of contributing) · fa-ira سَهْم (an amount of money given toward something) · hu pénzadomány (an amount of money given toward something) · et panus (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · es contribución (the act of contributing) · ro contribuție (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ja 貢献 (the act of contributing) · ca contribució (the act of contributing) · id peranan (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · sl prispevek (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · fr contribution (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · grc εἰσφορά (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hy մուծում (an amount of money given toward something) · he תרומה (the act of contributing) · ru дань (an amount of money given toward something) · sh dȍprinos (an amount of money given toward something) · ru вклад (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · uk поже́ртвування (an amount of money given toward something) · io kontributo (the act of contributing) · gl contribución (an amount of money given toward something) · uk офірува́ння (an amount of money given toward something) · be унёсак (the act of contributing) · ca contribució (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · pdt Biedrach (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · be фу́ндуш (an amount of money given toward something) · be ахвярава́нне (an amount of money given toward something) · fa-ira هَمْکاری (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ml സംഭാവന (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · cs příspěvek (an amount of money given toward something) · fr contribution financière (an amount of money given toward something) · it contributo (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · mi whakapoha (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · he תְּרוּמָה (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · kk үлес (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · uk дань (an amount of money given toward something) · eo kontribuo (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · cs přispění (the act of contributing) · be укла́д (the act of contributing) · fa-ira هَمْکاری (the act of contributing) · id iuran (an amount of money given toward something) · uk данина́ (an amount of money given toward something) · hu hozzájárulás (the act of contributing) · ka შენაწირი (an amount of money given toward something) · da bidrag (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · sh до̏принос (an amount of money given toward something) · bg пожертвува́ние (an amount of money given toward something) · pt contribuição (the act of contributing) · be унёсак (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ru вклад (the act of contributing) · uz hissa (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hy ներդրում (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · be укла́д (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · es contribución (an amount of money given toward something) · hu hozzájárulás (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · tr katkı (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hy օժանդակություն (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · es aportación (the act of contributing) · sh kontribúcija (an amount of money given toward something) · nb bidrag (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ne योगदान (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · bg дан (an amount of money given toward something) · de Beitrag (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · mk придонес (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · de Beitrag (an amount of money given toward something) · es aportación (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · tl ambag (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · nl bijdrage (the act of contributing) · af bydrae (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · la stips (an amount of money given toward something) · af bydrae (the act of contributing) · ko 기여 (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · pl wkład (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · it contribuzione (the act of contributing) · es contribución (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ko 공헌 (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · el συνεισφορά (the act of contributing) · id sumbangsih (the act of contributing) · fi tuki (an amount of money given toward something) · nn bidrag (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ka შესატანი (an amount of money given toward something) · sco contreibution (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · fr contribution (an amount of money given toward something) · nv akʼeʼeeshchínígíí (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · az töhfə (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · pt doação (an amount of money given toward something) · es aporte (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · pdt Beschäarunk (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hy աջակցություն (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · nl bijdragen (the act of contributing) · hy ավանդ (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · gl contribución (the act of contributing) · fi avustus (an amount of money given toward something) · az töhfə (the act of contributing) · tr katılım payı (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ka შენატანი (an amount of money given toward something) · el εισφορά (an amount of money given toward something) · de finanzieller Beitrag (an amount of money given toward something) · id kontribusi (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · fit piitraaki (an amount of money given toward something) · uk вне́сок (the act of contributing) · sv bidrag (an amount of money given toward something) · fi myötävaikutus (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · tl abuloy (the act of contributing) · es cotización (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · nn bidrag (an amount of money given toward something) · hi योगदान (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · crh isse (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · de Beitragen (the act of contributing) · io kontributajo (an amount of money given toward something) · pl wniesienie wkładu (the act of contributing) · el εισφορά (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ar مُسَاهَمَة (the act of contributing) · ca contribució (an amount of money given toward something) · bg уча́стие (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · lb Kontributioun (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · nl contributie (an amount of money given toward something) · bg при́нос (an amount of money given toward something) · ga ranníocaíocht (an amount of money given toward something) · nl financiële bijdrage (an amount of money given toward something) · fa-ira هَمْکاری (an amount of money given toward something) · fi avustaminen (the act of contributing) · uk поже́ртва (an amount of money given toward something) · ru взнос (an amount of money given toward something) · tl kontribusyon (the act of contributing) · he תרומה (an amount of money given toward something) · gl contribución (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · id sumbangan (an amount of money given toward something) · io kontributajo (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · fr contribution (the act of contributing) · ro contribuție (the act of contributing) · tg саҳм (an amount of money given toward something) · ka წვლილი (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · tg саҳм (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ro donație (an amount of money given toward something) · ka შეწირულობა (an amount of money given toward something) · sh доприношење (the act of contributing) · hu hozzájárulás (an amount of money given toward something) · kk салым (an amount of money given toward something) · ml സംഭാവന (an amount of money given toward something) · ja 貢献 (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hy ներդրում (the act of contributing) · pl datek (an amount of money given toward something) · be нада́нне (an amount of money given toward something) · pt contribuição (an amount of money given toward something) · pt contribuição (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · pl kontrybucja (the act of contributing) · sh dȍprinos (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · af bydrae (an amount of money given toward something) · hu adomány (an amount of money given toward something) · ms sumbangan (the act of contributing) · sh kontribúcija (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hu közreműködés (the act of contributing) · sv bidrag (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · uk вне́сок (an amount of money given toward something) · sh doprinošenje (the act of contributing) · tl ambag (the act of contributing) · nl contributie (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hu anyagi hozzájárulás (an amount of money given toward something) · ky салым (an amount of money given toward something) · ka წვლილი (the act of contributing) · nl bijdrage (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ru поже́ртвование (an amount of money given toward something) · be узно́с (an amount of money given toward something) · tg ҳисса (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · yi בײַשטײַערונג (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · nl bijdrage (an amount of money given toward something) · ar مُسَاهَمَة (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · la stips (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · cmn 貢獻 /贡献 (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · sh контрибу́ција (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · hy վճար (an amount of money given toward something) · tl tap-ong (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · be унёсак (an amount of money given toward something) · da bidrag (the act of contributing) · sk príspevok (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ro contribuire (the act of contributing) · uk вне́сок (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · ka შესაწირი (an amount of money given toward something) · ru уча́стие (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) · nb bidrag (an amount of money given toward something) · bg при́нос (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole)