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Word: Contribute
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin contribut- ‘brought together, added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtrɪbjuːt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something
Short Definition:give money etc.
Examples:- taxpayers had contributed £141.8 million towards the cost of local services
- he contributed to a private pension
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