Thesaurus results for CONTRIBUTION

contribution

noun

ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən

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 The duo also helped push reggae further into other territories int the 1990s by layering Latin rhythms into dancehall and reaching their peak of mainstream success in 1996 with their contributions to the Fugees’ Billboard 200 chart-topping classic The Score. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026 Just as financial advisors recommend deferring enough into a 401(k) plan to benefit from your employer's full matching contribution, there is no reason to pass this free money up. —

Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026 There are no seniors on the roster, and three freshmen have been making major contributions. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026 In 2014, David Wain introduced a new cinematic technique that was arguably the biggest contribution to the art of moving images since the advent of Technicolor. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contribution

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donation

Noun

Companies quietly avoid conflict while seeking favor with ornate gifts, large donations to the president’s pet projects and strategic deployments of CEOs to the Oval Office.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The timing is especially odd for Horvath, who has been steadily amassing endorsements and donations for her reelection bid representing a supervisorial district covering the Westside and San Fernando Valley.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026