"contribution" meaning in French

See contribution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-contribution.wav Forms: contributions [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin contribūtiō. By surface analysis, contribuer + -tion. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|contribūtiō}} Learned borrowing from Latin contribūtiō, {{surface analysis|fr|contribuer|-tion}} By surface analysis, contribuer + -tion Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} contribution f (plural contributions)
  1. contribution Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-contribution-fr-noun-p7TcVtrJ
  2. (archaic) contribution: levy or impost Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-contribution-fr-noun-LB-wjtPJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ation: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mettre à contribution

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "expansion": "By surface analysis, contribuer + -tion",
      "name": "surface analysis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin contribūtiō. By surface analysis, contribuer + -tion.",
  "forms": [
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "contribution"
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      "tags": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "english": "For the maintenance of the public force, and for the expenses of the administration, a common contribution is indispensable; it must be equally distributed among the citizens, with regard to their faculties.",
          "ref": "1791, National Constituent Assembly, Constitution française, présentée au roi par l'Assemblée nationale, le 3 septembre 1791 [French constitution, presented to the King by the National Assembly on 3 September 1791], Dijon: Imprimerie de P. Causse, page 4:",
          "text": "Pour l'entretien de la force publique, et pour les dépenses d'administration, une contribution commune est indispensable; elle doit être également répartie entre les citoyens, en raison de leurs facultés.",
          "translation": "For the maintenance of the public force, and for the expenses of the administration, a common contribution is indispensable; it must be equally distributed among the citizens, with regard to their faculties.",
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        "contribution: levy or impost"
      ],
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      ],
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        "(archaic) contribution: levy or impost"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    "French terms suffixed with -ation",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "mettre à contribution"
    }
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      "name": "surface analysis"
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          "text": "Pour l'entretien de la force publique, et pour les dépenses d'administration, une contribution commune est indispensable; elle doit être également répartie entre les citoyens, en raison de leurs facultés.",
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      ],
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