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 purpose
2 : the act of contributing; also : the thing contributed

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

— con·trib·u·tive·ly adverb