contribution

Definitions

General English

• noun something that someone does to help something to happen
• noun something, usually money, given to help to pay for something

General Science

• noun something given or provided as part of a whole

Accounting

• noun money paid to add to a sum
• noun the difference between sales value and the variable costs of a unit sold. This goes to cover fixed costs and provide the profit.

Aviation

• noun the part that something plays in making or causing something
• noun the act of contributing or something, especially money, that is given or provided

Information & Library Science

• noun a piece of material that forms part of a publication or broadcast

Law

• noun the right of someone to get money from a third party to cover the amount which he or she personally has to pay

Media Studies

• noun an article or other material that is submitted for use in a publication or broadcast

Nearby Definitions of “contribution”

• contact
• content
• contest
• continuity
• contract
• contribution
• control
• controller
• convergence
• conversion
• conversion rate

Contexts for “contribution”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Accounting
• Aviation
• Information & Library Science
• Law
• Media Studies