American English
/ˌkʰɑn.tɹəbˈju.ʃn̩/
4 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
Money, goods, or services that you give to help a person, group, or cause.
In contribution, the strongest beat is on “yu”; keep the first part lighter: /ˌkʰɑn.tɹəbˈju.ʃn̩/.
Money, goods, or services that you give to help a person, group, or cause.
She made a contribution to the food bank.
Every contribution helps the animal shelter.
make a contribution · charitable contribution · financial contribution · contribution to a cause
make a contribution to + noun
a contribution of + amount + to + noun
Work, ideas, or other help that you add to a group, project, discussion, or subject.
Her contribution to the project was very important.
He made a useful contribution to the discussion.
make a valuable contribution · a major contribution · contribution to a project · contribution to society
someone's contribution to + noun
make a contribution to + noun
An amount of money that you pay regularly into a retirement or insurance plan.
Her retirement contributions come directly from her paycheck.
Employees make monthly contributions to the insurance plan.
retirement contributions · pension contributions · employee contributions · contribution to a retirement account
make contributions to + noun
contribution to + retirement or insurance plan
to give money, help, or ideas to a person, group, or cause
She made a contribution to the food bank.
money given to a charity
His charitable contributions helped the shelter.
regular payments into a retirement account or plan
Her retirement contributions come directly from her paycheck.