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, contribution, 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:
   contribution, donation, part, share

3. contribution, donationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   contribution, 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
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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. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga:

   As for Japan's (financial) contribution (to UNESCO), we plan to look into all possibilities and revisions, including halting payments.

2. Pupurai Togarepi:

   Money is not the issue here. You cannot put a price on the contribution of President Mugabe to the history and development of this nation. All these things are worth more than money.

3. Yohei Kono:

   Mr. Abe talks of a 'proactive contribution to peace', but what does that mean?

4. Jeb Bush:

   The simple fact is there is no plan to deport 11 million people, we should give them a path to legal status where they work, where they don’t receive government benefits … where they learn English and where they make a contribution to our society.

5. Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer:

   There are always internal discussions about volume, these tend to end with the conclusion that we cannot surrender market share, but only if you have a good margin contribution. Volume is not everything and maintaining the same level of growth is not everything.