plural noun
Money, goods, or services that people give to help a person, group, or cause.
The company matched our charitable contributions.
Many people made valuable contributions to the food bank.
American English
How to pronounce contributions
nounB2Common word
kahntruhbYOOshnz
/ˌkʰɑn.tɹəbˈju.ʃn̩z/
4 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
Form of contribution
Money, goods, or services that people give to help a person, group, or cause.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Work, ideas, or other help that people add to a group, project, discussion, or subject.
Her contributions to the project were very important.
What are your contributions to the discussion?
plural noun
Amounts of money that people pay regularly into retirement or insurance plans.
Her retirement contributions come directly from her paycheck.
Employees make monthly contributions to the insurance plan.
Useful expressions
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.