The meaning of CONTRIBUTE is to give or supply (something, such as money or time) as a part or share. How to use contribute in a sentence.

Phrasal verb contribute to something (Definition of contributing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

To make a contribution: contributes to several charities. 2. To help bring about a result; act as a factor: Exercise contributes to better health. 3. To submit material for publication. [Latin …

The word contributing can be used to describe things that help to bring about results, whether positive or negative. If you're a contributing member of your friend's fundraising efforts, it …

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con•trib•ute /kənˈtrɪbyut/ v., -ut•ed, -ut•ing. to give (money, etc.) with others, as to a common fund: [no object] Can you contribute toward the present we're getting him? [~ + object] What can you …

Contribute definition: to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.. See examples of CONTRIBUTE used in a sentence.

If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it. The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy. [VERB + to] Stress, both human …

Synonyms for CONTRIBUTING: donating, presenting, providing, kicking in, pitching in, bestowing, awarding, chipping in; Antonyms of CONTRIBUTING: holding, keeping, retaining, preserving, …

That's a much trickier thing politically, and it raises questions about the value that they are contributing to society.