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. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Sadly, the fiddler on the roof is no longer with us. The strings of the fiddle have fallen silent. The story of Haim Topol’s life has been sealed but I am certain that his contribution to Israeli culture will live on for generations, he greatly loved the land of Israel, and the people of Israel loved him in return.

2. Environmental Protection Agency.Glenn Miller:

   There's no other metal that can work as well as lithium, we're going to need a lot of batteries to run the cars that we're going to have on the road. It's going to be a very positive contribution to mitigating climate change.

3. Stephanie Pfeifer:

   The cement sector needs to dramatically reduce the contribution it makes to climate change. Delaying or avoiding this challenge is not an option, this is ultimately a business-critical issue for the sector.

4. Michael Kitces:

   While it's appealing to make a pre-tax contribution directly from an IRA to a charity, the reality is that the 'double tax benefit' of donating appreciated securities to a charity is still superior for tax purposes.

5. Graham Winkelman:

   To achieve the type of goals that we're looking to achieve, it would be a multimillion dollar contribution over several years.

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