Contribution : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Contribution	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contribution n 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" Synonym(s): contribution, part, share a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause Synonym(s): contribution, donation act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity Synonym(s): contribution, donation an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contribution \Con`tribu"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.