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Noun
/ˌkäntrəˈbyo͞oSHən/,
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contributions, plural;
  1. A gift or payment to a common fund or collection
    • - charitable contributions
  2. The part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance
    • - he made a lasting contribution by designing the modern radio telescope
  3. An article or other piece of writing submitted for publication in a collection


  1. the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"
  2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
  3. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
  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
  6. (contribute) lend: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
  7. (Contributions) Fundraising or fund raising (also development) is the process of soliciting and gathering contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies (see also crowd funding). ...
  8. Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole; An amount of money given toward something; The act of contributing
  9. (Contributions) amounts of money placed into a fund.
  10. (Contributions) the mandatory deduction of 5% or 7% or 7% & 2% or 8% & 2% or 9% & 2% withheld from your regular compensation
  11. (Contributions) A regular amount of money paid into a pension scheme in order to guarantee you a pension at the end of your working career. Contributions into the LGPS will be between 5.5% and 7.5% of your gross pay and will be shown on your monthly/weekly pay slip. ...
  12. (Contributions) This is the money paid into a pension fund for a member. It can be paid by a member or an employer. Contributions are sometimes called pension premiums.
  13. Contributions are the money that you or your employer put into your super account.
  14. (Contributions) Payments made into a pension, SIPP or ISA.
  15. (Contributions) A sum paid by the employer (Government of Canada) and the Public Service employees to fund future retirement benefits. ...
  16. (Contributions) The unemployment insurance tax payable by contributing employers. Contributing Employers: All private sector employing units are considered/defined as contributing (tax paying) employers. ...
  17. (CONTRIBUTIONS) FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS in regard to a MEMBER means the contributions made to the FUND by and in respect of the MEMBER, including transfers from other funds, other than the OLD FUND, made specifically in respect of the MEMBER, less the portion thereof earmarked by the FUND for ...
  18. (Contributions) (1) Gifts to qualified charitable organizations as opposed to gifts to private individuals. Such contributions are generally deductible on Schedule A.
  19. (Contributions) Amedeo Avogadro had remained many contributions as a chemist in the world. He had been experienced pains, obstacles, and adversity during his life. Especially, he helped to claim a variety of laws to help developing of science at that time.[8]. ...
  20. (Contributions) Amounts paid into a pension fund by the parent government or employees pursuant to terms of the fund, state law, actuarial calculations, or other basis for determinations. ...
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  22. (Contributions) Specified amounts that employees may be required to pay in order to obtain health coverage for themselves or their families.
  23. (Contributions) Sums of money which are paid towards something. Commonly used to refer to payments into schemes, such as pension schemes, Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes and so on.
  24. (Contributions) The amount needed to be paid into the Scheme to pay for the benefits. This is split between members and employers.
  25. (Contributions) The amount of your pay that you elect to put into your 401(k) plan.