Main Entry:

con·tri·bu·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1: a payment (as a levy or tax) imposed by military, civil, or ecclesiastical authorities usually for a special or extraordinary purpose2: the act of contributing ; also : the thing contributed

— con·trib·u·tive \kən-ˈtri-byə-tiv\ adjective

— con·trib·u·tive·ly adverb