Synonyms for contribution
ˌkɒn trəˈbyu ʃəncon·tri·bu·tion

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1. contribution

   Synonyms:
   donation, oblation, offering, gift, subscription, subsidy, aid, assistance

   Antonyms:
   withholding, retention, disallowance, misappropriation, misapplication, contravention

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1. contribution, part, sharenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   parting, division, component, role, donation, constituent, share, function, portion, part, percentage, voice, section, parcel, ploughshare, piece, office, character, theatrical role, plowshare, region, component part, persona

2. contribution, donationnoun

   a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

   Synonyms:
   donation, part, share

3. contribution, donationnoun

   act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

   Synonyms:
   donation, part, share

4. contributionnoun

   an amount of money contributed

   "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"

   Synonyms:
   donation, part, share

5. contributionnoun

   a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story

   Synonyms:
   donation, part, share

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1. • Gift
   • Giving
   • Publication
   • Sum

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1. contributionnoun

   Synonyms:
   grant or bestowment of a share

2. contributionnoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, donation, offering, subscription

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1. List of paraphrases for "contribution":

   contributions, input, contribute, contributing, participation, assessment, contributor, premium, speech, role, intake, involvement, beitrag, intervention, inputs, contributory, contributed

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1. The Times:

   The New York Times story directly contradicts claims by President Trump and members of his Cabinet who say that the human contribution to climate change is uncertain, and that the ability to predict the effects is limited.

2. European Integration Minister Bekim Collaku:

   We know the big contribution Great Britain made towards building Kosovo's statehood and it will be difficult for another country to fill this vacuum.

3. Chief Financial Officer Anders Boyer:

   In general, the stronger dollar is positive for GN Store Nord and especially for ReSound. Looking into 2016, we expect a three-digit million contribution to the bottom line( in Danish crowns), netcom however, has more expenses in dollars than income, and therefore reacts negatively on the strengthened currency.

4. John Coustas:

   In shipping this is a pure contribution.

5. Taz Tagore:

   We need a dream to catapult our kids, you need to care about something to make a contribution.