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contribution

contribution

noun kohn-tree-boo-SYOHN Rare

Also means

input

Usage Note

Contribution covers both financial contributions (taxes, donations) and non-material input (ideas, effort). Les contributions sociales refers specifically to French social-security levies. The verb is contribuer and the agent noun is le/la contributeur/contributrice, widely used in open-source and Wikipedia communities.

Examples

"Sa contribution au projet est précieuse."

Natural Translation

Her contribution to the project is valuable.

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