Thesaurus results for CONTRIBUTION

contribution

noun

ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən

Definition of contribution

as in donation

a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution contributions for the victims of the earthquake began pouring in

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Recent Examples of contribution Many of her largest contributions came from political action committees. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Phrasemaking is perhaps no contribution to the intellectual heritage of the race, but phrasemakers do snap us out of lethargy, and frequently out of ingrowing pessimism, which may be worse than frenzy. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 The city committed a contribution of $185 million for that project. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 The fund for her secretary of state runs received $3,000 from DTE Energy's PAC and $7,000 from PACs tied to Consumers Energy (her 2018 GOP opponent Mary Treder Lang received a $250 contribution from DTE's PAC). — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contribution

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donation

Noun

Birdies for Brain Health will continue to grow in 2027 with donations made for each birdie recorded by golfers at FedEx Cup Playoffs and PGA Tour signature events.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
The Uihleins have occasionally split their donations between Republicans during primaries.

— Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026