"contribution" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkɑntrɪˈbjuʃən/ [US], /ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən/ [UK] Audio: en-us-contribution.ogg [US] Forms: contribution [singular], contributions [plural]
Etymology: contribute + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|contribute|ion}} contribute + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A contribution is something that you give or add.
    Sense id: simple-contribution-en-noun-yJpo9feu
  2. The money you give to someone, especially for a donation, is your contribution.
    Sense id: simple-contribution-en-noun-lNEmEIdX
  3. The amount of work you did on a project.
    Sense id: simple-contribution-en-noun-kmUys1bB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ion
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          "text": "Technology to reduce pollution could make a significant contribution to the solution."
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          "text": "Their contribution in October has been revised down from £300million to the same level."
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          "text": "His contribution was very low. He did almost nothing."
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