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Definition: Contribution |
ContributionNoun1. Any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor: "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work". 2. A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause. 3. Act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity. 4. An amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest". 5. A writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "contribution" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Contribution \Con`tri*bu"tion\, noun. [Latin expression contributio: compare to the French expression contribution.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Business | That which is contributed to the company by its partners. Source: European Union. (references) |
Computing | Use of a broadband service or channel for transferring audio or video information to a user for further post-production processing and subsequent distribution. Source: European Union. (references) |
Finance | A contribution from beneficiaries in kind or cash, constituting a portion of unearned income due to benefits that accrue to land, in an area on which the government has invested or proposes to invest for development of irrigation, flood protection or drainage scheme for purpose of reclamation. Source: European Union. (references) |
General | Substantial documentary contribution, often also presented orally. Source: European Union. (references) |
Insurance | A payment giving access to the social security system and entitlement to certain benefits in situations of unemployment, sickness, disability or old age. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ContributionSynonyms: donation (n), part (n), share (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dueness | Use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution. |
Giving | Allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention. |
Government | Political contribution, campaign contribution; political action committee, PAC. |
Taking | Appropriate, expropriate, impropriate; assume, possess oneself of; take possession of; commandeer; lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on; help oneself to; make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution; intercept; scramble for; deprive of. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | So when the snoody cat, and the courageous dog, with the celebrity voices meet for the first time in reel three, that's when you'll catch a flash of Tyler's contribution to the film. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) Has he made a contribution to science? (Young Frankenstein; writing credit: Mary Shelley; Gene Wilder) America's greatest contribution has been to teach the world that getting old is such a drag. (Wild in the Streets; writing credit: Robert Thom) | |
Lyrics | Your contribution (Dig In; performing artist: Lenny Kravitz) | |
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 | The Hubble telescope has made an important contribution toward solving one of astronomy's ... Credit: NASA. |  | John Torgan of Save the Bay, RI volunteered Save the Bay vessels and manpower as a contribution to the restoration effort. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Acanthurus olivaceus - surgeonfish grazing on algae on new reef material. Demonstrates artificial reef contribution to food chain. Murky waters occurred under certain conditions of current and swell. Fish biomass increased greatly during murky water episodes. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | Surgeonfish - Acanthurus olivaceus - grazing on new reef material. Demonstrates artificial reef contribution to food chain. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |
 | Oil painting by Commander Albert K. Murray, USNR, Official U.S. Navy Combat Artist, depicting Commander O'Kane on board the submarine Tang (SS-306) in 1944. This photograph was taken to support the Metropolitian Museum of Art exhibition "Your Navy: Its contribution to America from Colonial Days to World Leadership", which opened on 25 October 1948. Credit: NAVY. |  | Tank armor production. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Farrell, Pennsylvania. A few minutes of well-earned rest for a strong, capable man. His work in an Eastern armor plate mill is an important contribution to America's war production drive. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | East Montpelier, Vermont. The woodlot on Charles Ormsbee's farm. He agreed to saw up 10,000 board feet of lumber from his woodlot this year as against none last year as his contribution toward the war effort. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A prisoner gives blood for America's fighting men while another watches with interest. The Red Cross mobile unit makes periodic visits to San Quentin and other institutions where residents wish to make this contribution to victory. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A big contribution to the Hardwick Victory Store was a Saint Bernard dog donated by Mrs. Irene Smith. She is shown presenting the dog to J. Blaine Grow, chairman of the Hardwick Salvage Committee and the Victory Store. In background, Mrs. Alice B. White,. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Significant figures of our time. 7. At a memorial dinner of The Gourmet Society, Garnish is posthumously awarded The Golden Fork, its highest honor, for his contribution to world cuisine. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The fines will be credited to the other Clearing Office, which shall retain them as a contribution towards the cost of carrying out the present provisions. (reference) |
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Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | The carriage was ordered round, the hamper, containing our contribution to the Picnic, was duly stowed away, and we set forth. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | And wherever there is any want (which is seldom) it is immediately supplied by unanimous consent and contribution. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | NIDDK thanks them for their contribution. (references) | |
The continuing contribution of some of these tests to the safety of blood transfusions is uncertain. (references) | ||
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse would like to thank these individuals for their contribution. (references) | ||
Business | The first positive market characteristic is the government's contribution to the tourism industry. (references) | |
Thirty percent is provided by a personal contribution supplemented by a short-term loan for the remaining 20 percent. (references) | ||
This report comprises part of Commercial Service London's contribution to the 'Showcase Europe' series of market research reports. (references) | ||
Children | Netherlands | Education is free for children between 4 and 16, although schools may ask for a voluntary contribution from parents. (references) |
Philippines | During the year, the Government ended the practice of schools soliciting a "voluntary" contribution at the time of school registration, which resulted in a significant increase in school enrollment. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Samoa | There are an estimated 100,000 citizens living abroad, and their remittances make a significant contribution to the national economy. (references) |
Economic History | Bulgaria | The foreign contribution can be in cash, capital in-kind and/or know-how. (references) |
Guinea | Flour imports originate largely in France with some Senegalese contribution. (references) | |
Peru | The liability of the partners is limited to the amount of their contribution. (references) | |
Minorities | Czech Republic | These positions, originally slated for elimination at the time of a scheduled federal restructuring, are to continue but under the title of "regional advisors for ethnic minorities" beginning in 2003. Many advisors have made a significant contribution to their communities, but some Romani communities have complained of advisors' ineffectiveness and called for their removal. (references) |
Political Economy | BRAZIL | Exporters are also eligible for a rebate on social contribution taxes paid on locally acquired production inputs. (references) |
HAITI | As in other developing countries, rural families in Haiti often rely on their children's contribution of labor in subsistence agriculture. (references) | |
Trade | Kenya | This figure excludes PVOs contribution. (references) |
India | Overseas Investment finances: Indian companies establishing joint ventures overseas are provided finance towards their equity contribution in the joint venture. (references) | |
Lebanon | The share of the state in bank credits went up from 50.8 percent in first quarter 2000 to 51.1 percent in first quarter 2001, while the share of the private sector dropped from 49.2 percent in first quarter 2000 to 48.9 percent in first quarter 2001. Traditionally, trade and services have always made the highest contribution to GDP. (references) | |
Travel | Ghana | Employers add 12.5 percent of an employee's basic salary per month to the employee's 5 percent contribution deducted from salary. (references) |
Worker Rights | Paraguay | Many of the strikes were related to the firing of union officials, management violations of a collective contract, management efforts to prevent the free association of workers, or demands for benefits such as payment of the minimum wage or contribution to the social security system. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
James Dobson | Certainly I've failed, if my goal was to be the sole voice that changes an entire nation. All I can do is try to influence those that I have access to. And I have tried to make a contribution there. |
Rush Limbaugh | But the fact is, if you've got the money, you make the contribution, you're going to get in and you're going to get heard. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | There may be considerations appertaining to the subject which would render a departure, to some extent, from the rule of contribution proper. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | Each State will bring its generous contribution to the great aggregate of the nation's increase. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | In this way it can make its greatest contribution to general economic stability. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | This is an important and constructive contribution to peace. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I believe this is an essential contribution to justice and to public order in the United States. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Another major contribution to peace in the hemisphere is Latin America's own Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Contribution" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.70% of the time. "Contribution" is used about 5,323 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.7% | 5,307 | 1,844 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.26% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (common) | 0.04% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5,323 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "contribution": contribution application ♦ contribution in kind ♦ Contribution plan ♦ contribution to a debate ♦ financial contribution ♦ first contribution ♦ lay under contribution ♦ make a contribution ♦ national insurance contribution ♦ pension contribution ♦ small contribution ♦ social contribution ♦ social security contribution. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "contribution": contribution-free, contribution-related. | |
Ending with "contribution": Cross-contribution, defined-contribution, non-contribution, part-contribution. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "contribution"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | taksë (cess, dues, duty, imposition, impost, infliction, scot, tariff, tax, toll), para (ahead, before, beforehand, cash, chuck, currency, dough, Duff, forward, in face of, in front of, kale, loot, mammon, money, necessary, oil, oof, pelf, roll, shekels, shell, shiners, siller, splosh, stiff, the almighty), ndihmesë, kontribut (donation), dhuratë (benevolence, bestowal, bounty, endowment, fairing, Favor, favour, gift, grant, handsel, oblation, offering, premium, present, presentation, testimonial, token). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقالة معدة للنشر, مساعدة (aid, assist, assistance, benefit, good turn, grant, help, relief, subsidy, succor, succour, support), مال متبرع به, مأثرة (achievement, deed, exploit), هبة (benevolence, bestowal, blast, boon, bounty, charity, donation, endowment, gift, grant, liberality, offering, outburst, present, privilege, puff, waft, whiff), تبرع (benevolence, contribute, donate, donating, liberality, subscribe), ضريبة (excise, imposition, levy, rate, scot, tax, taxation, tribute, vat), إسهام. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съдействие (abetment, agency, collaboration, concurrence, co-operation, instrumentality, instrumentation, ministry, promotion, subservience), статия (article, entry, feature, lemma), участие (appurtenance, communion, dos, immixture, interest, part, participation, partnership, share), контрибуция (indemnity), вонно обезщетение, принос (input), пожертвувание (donation, gift, oblation, offering), дописка (copy, report, reportage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 貢獻 (to contribute, to dedicate, to devote), 贡献 (Contribute, Contributed, Contributing), 功勞 (credit, meritorious), 捐助 (donation, offer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | podíl (holding, interest, lot, part, participation, portion, quota, quotient, share), příspìvek (subsidy, supply), kontribuce. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | socialsikringsbidrag (national insurance contribution, social security contribution), medvirken (contribution application), konferencemanuskript (contributed paper, paper), indskud i selskab, indskud (deposit, fill, insulation fill), indlæg (address, contributed paper, filling, filling paste, inset, paper, speech), bidrag til sociale sikringsordninger (national insurance contribution, social security contribution), bidrag (national insurance contribution, social security contribution), applikationsmedvirken (contribution application). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bijdrage (dues). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kontribuo, kontribuaĵo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | stuðul, hjálp. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | همکاری وکمک , هم بخشی , سهم (Allotment, Arrow, Lot, Portion, Proportion, Quota, Ratio, Ration, Scantling, Share, Slice, Whack), اعانه (Benefit, Bounty, Handout, Relief, Subvention). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | osuusmaksu (betterment levy, capital levy, inclusion fee), kontribuutio (contribution application). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | contribution (contributed paper, contribution application), apport. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Beitrag (article, due, fee, input, premium), spende (benefaction, bounty, dole, donation, gift, present, purse), kontribution. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συνεισφορά (call, contribution application), συμβολή (confluence, cooperation, junction, juncture), εισφορά (levy, national insurance contribution, social security contribution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תרומ" (donation, endowment, gift, oblation, offering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | sarc (tribute), közreműködés (instrumentality, ministration), hozzájárulás (acquiescence, admittance, approbation, approval, assent, concurrence, connivance, consent, co-operation, endorsement, fiat, imprimatur, mite, permission, share, subscription), felszólalás (claim, remarks, speech), cikk (article, item, story), adakozás (munificence, offers, open-handedness, sub, subscription). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | urunan (contribute), uluran (assistance, slackening), sumbangsih, sumbangan, iuran (collection, premium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | contributo (grant, rate, share, tax), contribuzione (tax). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 貢献 (services), 投稿 (submission), 寄附 (donation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅっし (attendance, financing, investment, serving), とうしょ (above-mentioned, at first, islands, letter from a reader, letter to the editor, superscription, this office, this place), け"のうひ" (an offering, donation), け"き" (additional post, donation), "うけ" (civil rights, consequent, effect, efficacy, guardian, guardianship, services, watching with detachment), "うりき (alms, assistance, Buddhist almsgiving, herculean strength, mountain carrier-guide), のうふき", ぶ"た"き" (share of expenses), ぶ"た"がく (amount allotted), きよ (praise, service), とう"う (attendance, climbing up, eastbound, eastern suburbs, lamplight, our bank, potter, sailing east, submission, surrender, swordsmith, the school in question, this school), きょしゅつ (donation), ぎき", しゅっき" (at work, financing, going to work, investment, payment, withdrawal), しゅつえ" (performance, stage appearance, subscription), き"う (armor, armour, breath control, breathing exercise, calling at aport, chi kung, cleverness, climate, contrivance, drafting, eccentricities, homeward voyage or flight, horseback riding, mechanism, organization, qigong, remarkable effect, returning to port, returning to school, season, setting to work, spirit cultivation, stoma, stopping at a port, traveller's journal, trick, you), きふ (donation, skin, writing a musical score), きふき" (donation, endowment), きき" (donation, famine, foundation, fund), きし" (donation, fierce god, homesickness, men of rank, noble, notables, sending a letter), ぎえ" (assistance, donation), ぎえ"き" (donation money), ぎょうせき (achievement, behavior, performance, results, work), きょき" (subscription). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 기여금. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | toyrtys (boon, delivery, donation, endowment, grant, offering, present, subvention), olt (article, clause, commissure, connection, joint, limb, organ, par, section), jeeillym. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontributioncay contribuição (aid, cess, co-operation, due, excise, offering, tax, tribute), colaboração (co-operation). (various references) contribuţie (duty, levy, making, rate, role, share, shot, tax), contingent (amount, class, contingent, draft), colaborare (collaboration, concurrence, co-operation, team work), taxã (charge, custom, duty, fee, rate, scot, style, tariff, tax, toll), subscripţie (subscription), rechiziţionare (confiscation), publicare (issue, publication, setting forth), participare (communion, concern, participation, partnership, portion, share), impozit (due, duty, impost, scot, tax, taxation, toll, tribute), articol (article, column, commodity, implement, item, material, paper, product), aport (fetch it, share), ajutor (abettor, accommodation, accomplice, adjoint, adjunct, adjutancy, adjutant, adjuvant, adminicle, aid, ancillary, assistance, assistant, auxiliary, backer, backing, collaboration, co-operation, deputy, easement, fire, friend, furtherance, help, helper, helpfulness, helping, mate, means, ministrant, office, redress, refuge, relief, remedy, rescue, salvation, saver, second, service, sos, staff, stand by, stead, succor, succour, support, supporter, sustainer, upholder). (various references) вклад (deposit, endowment, holding, inset). (various references) udeo (share), prilog (adverb, enclosure, inclosure, inset, side dish), doprinos (endowment, fee). (various references) contribución (input, rating, scot, share, tax). (various references) bidrag (allowance, grant, share, subsidy), tillskott (accession, addition), insats (achievement, deposit, input, insertion, kitty, punt, stake, stake in a game, venture). (various references) yazı (article, clerical, inscription, lettering, scriptural, scripture, writing), yardım (aid, alms, assist, assistance, backing, backup, booster, comfort, cooperation, dole, donation, donative, Favor, favour, furtherance, hand, help, helpfulness, lift, relief, rescue, shot, stand by, succor, succour, support, sustenance, welfare), makale (article, causerie, column, paragraph, story, write up, writing), katkı (addition, additive, appendage, part, subscription), iştirak (association, joining, participation, sharing, taking part), destek (aid, anchorage, assistance, backing, backup, bolster, booster, brace, bracer, bracket, buttress, cooperation, corbel, countenance, crutch, endorsement, friend, indorsement, mounting, pillar, pit prop, prop, reinforcement, relief, rest, rider, second, shore, shot, sponsorship, spur, staff, stake, stanchion, stand by, stay, stiffening, strut, support, supporter, supporting, sustenance, truss, underlay, upholder), bağış (benefaction, bestowal, bounty, donation, donative, endowment, gift, grant, largess, largesse, offer, offering, pittance). (various references) goюant. (various references) співробітництво (collaboration), контрибуція (indemnity), внесок (ante, deposit, deposition, fee), жертвування (oblation, sacrifice). (various references) sự góp phần, sự đóng góp, phần đóng góp. (various references) cyfraniad. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | collecta, collectae, collectam, collectis. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | subside. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 15, Verse 26 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eudokhsan gar makedonia kai acaia koinwnian tina poihsasqai eiV touV ptwcouV twn agiwn twn en ierousalhm |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Probaverunt enim Macedonia et Achaia conlationem aliquam facere in pauperes sanctorum qui sunt in Hierusalem |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forþy Macedonia and Acaia woldon gifan earmgeld for earmum on þæm haligum on Ierusaleme gemang. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For Macedonye and Acaie han assaied to make sum yifte to pore men of seyntis, that ben in Jerusalem. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certayne distribucio vpo the poore saynctes which are at Ierusalem. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are at Jerusalem. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Romans Chapter 15, Verse 26 |
| Cebuano | Kay gikalipay man ugod sa Macedonia ug Acaya ang paghimog amot alang sa mga kabus sa mga balaan didto sa Jerusalem. |
| Croatian | Makedonija i Ahaja odluèiše oèitovati neko zajedništvo prema siromašnim svetima u Jeruzalemu. |
| Danish | Thi Makedonien og Akaja have fundet Glæde i at gøre et Sammenskud til de fattige iblandt de hellige i Jerusalem. |
| Dutch | Want het heeft dien van Macedonie en Achaje goed gedacht een gemene handreiking te doen aan de armen onder de heiligen, die te Jeruzalem zijn. |
| Finnish | Sillä Makedonia ja Akaia ovat halunneet kerätä yhteisen lahjan niille Jerusalemin pyhille, jotka ovat köyhyydessä. |
| French | Car la Macédoine et l`Achaïe ont bien voulu s`imposer une contribution en faveur des pauvres parmi les saints de Jérusalem. |
| German | Denn die aus Mazedonien und Achaja haben willig eine gemeinsame Steuer zusammengelegt den armen Heiligen zu Jerusalem. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab jemaat-jemaat di Makedonia dan Akhaya sudah menyetujui untuk memberikan sumbangan kepada saudara-saudara yang miskin di antara umat Allah di Yerusalem. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena orang Makedonia dan Akhaya sudah mempersetujukan suatu kumpulan uang untuk orang suci yang miskin di Yeruzalem. |
| Italian | la Macedonia e l'Acaia infatti hanno voluto fare una colletta a favore dei poveri che sono nella comunit di Gerusalemme. |
| Latvian | Jo Maíedonija un Ahaja nolçmuðas savâkt daþas dâvanas trûcîgajiem, kas dzîvo starp svçtajiem Jeruzalemç. |
| Maori | Kua pai hoki a Makeronia raua ko Akaia kia meinga tetahi kohikohi ma nga mea rawakore o te hunga tapu i Hiruharama. |
| Norwegian | For Makedonia og Akaia har villet gjøre et sammenskudd for de fattige blandt de hellige i Jerusalem. |
| Portuguese | Porque pareceu bem Macedônia e Acaia levantar uma oferta fraternal para os pobres dentre os santos que estão em Jerusalém. |
| Rumanian | Cqci cei din Macedonia wi Ahaia au avut bunqtatea sq facq o strkngere de ajutoare pentru sqracii dintre sfinyii, cari sknt kn Ierusalim. |
| Shuar | Masetúnianmaya shuarsha tura Akayanmaya shuarsha Kuítian irurar Jerusarénnumia Yus-shuaran atsumainia nuna akuptuktai tuiniawai. |
| Spanish | Porque Macedonia y Acaya tuvieron a bien hacer una ofrenda para los pobres de entre los santos que están en Jerusalén. |
| Swahili | Maana makanisa ya Makedonia na Akaya yemeamua kutoka mchango wao kuwasaidia watu wa Mungu walio maskini huko Yerusalem. |
| Swedish | Macedonien och Akaja hava nämligen känt sig manade att göra ett sammanskott åt dem bland de heliga i Jerusalem, som leva i fattigdom. |
| Uma | Aga hilou ncala' -a hi ngata Yerusalem. Apa' topetuku' Yesus hi rehe'i hi propinsi Makedonia pai' Akhaya, mohawa' -ra mpowai' doi hi ompi' -ompi' hampepangalaa' -ra to mpe'ahii' tuwu' -ra hi Yerusalem. Jadi', aku' mpokeni doi petulungi-ra toe hilou hi Yerusalem. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "contribution": contributions. (additional references) | |
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"Contribution" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conribution, contirbution, contrabution, contribition, contribtuion, contributi, contributin, contributional, contributionj, contrubtion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "contribution" (pronounced kÄ'ntrubyuw"shun) |
| 9 | -t r u b y uw" sh u n | attribution, distribution, redistribution, retribution. |
| 5 | -y uw" sh u n | electrocution, elocution, execution, lilliputian, persecution, prosecution. |
| 4 | -uw" sh u n | absolution, constitution, counterrevolution, devolution, dilution, diminution, dissolution, evolution, institution, pollution, prostitution, resolution, restitution, revolution, solution, substitution. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dimension, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
