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
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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. Ken Levine:

   Sam Simon brought a level of honesty to the characters, is it too bizarre to say Sam Simon made cartoon characters three-dimensional ? Sam Simon comedy is all about character, not just a string of gags. In' The Simpsons,' the characters are motivated by their emotions and their foibles. ' What are they thinking ?' -- that is Sam's contribution. The stories come from the characters.

2. Senate President Renan Calheiros:

   This is a contribution from the National Congress, based on its independence.

3. Kim Catechis:

   The contribution of trade to the economy is relatively low by global standards, the implication is that while China is undoubtedly hurt by the trade wars, the damage is not catastrophic.

4. Ted Tyler:

   I see our guests as personal friends and think they return the relationship, i tell them they are just the same as houseguests — but ones who leave us a generous contribution upon departure. Most of them laugh.

5. Dennis Bruemmer:

   The particular contribution of cholesterol derived from eggs has also been studied in several studies, with varying and discrepant results, this study does have clear limitations, including self-reporting at a single time point. This limits its validity.