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

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1. contribution

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

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

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1. • Gift
   • Giving
   • Publication
   • Sum

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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

How to use contribution in a sentence?

1. Wayne Barnett:

   Most people have never had a candidate knock on their door and ask them to make a campaign contribution, it’s empowering to people in a way they’ve never been empowered before.

2. Bruce Barnes:

   Our board of trustees, staff, and members are thrilled that this wonderful sculpture of Philip Seymour Hoffman has been placed at our Dryden Theatre, since the museum was founded, one of our key missions has been to preserve and exhibit motion pictures, and this statue enables us to recognize Hoffman’s extraordinary contribution to the art of cinema.

3. Randall Irmis:

   Volunteers are involved in every aspect of what we do, from field work and digging up specimens to preparing them, in 2014, volunteers provided 14,500 hours of work. It's a massive contribution. We couldn't do what we do without them. We really consider them key team members.

4. David Mitrani:

   A lot of companies live and breathe based on these government management services. There's so much money involved, the consequence of losing this business for even a three-figure contribution is not worth the risk for a lot of companies.

5. Gary Brown in 1981:

   It was my signature contribution to the holiday parties and meals, all of a sudden, all these years later, I generated my own tradition and didn't even realize it.

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