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 latest grant brings Boeing’s total contribution to more than $700,000 for Think Together STEM and WREP programs in seven years. —

Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 At this point any contribution this season would be welcomed, though reinforcements may be needed. —

Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026 When Hartford is explored mainly as a problem to preserve, policymakers and residents similarly begin to neglect its resources, future, and contributions. —

Kenneth Okeke, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 His goal was to make the proof as modular as possible, allowing many people to make small contributions. —

Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for contribution

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donation

Noun

Two van-loads, four carloads and a whole team of volunteers transported the hefty amount of donations.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
All but $100,000 of the donations went to the California Fire Foundation — a nonprofit organization that provides financial support to firefighters and fire victims — and came from companies like Apple, PayPal, Paramount Studios and DoorDash.

— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 12 June 2026