contribution

  • 21contribution — noun 1 (C) something that you give or do in order to help something be successful (+ to/towards): Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory. | make a contribution: Day centres for the elderly make a valuable… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22contribution — [[t]kɒ̱ntrɪbju͟ːʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ contributions 1) N COUNT: oft N to n If you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it. American economists have made important contributions to the field of… …

    English dictionary

  • 23contribution — 1) The amount that, under marginal costing principles, a given transaction produces to cover fixed overheads and to provide profit. The unit contribution is normally taken to be the selling price of a given unit of merchandise, less the variable… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 24contribution*/*/*/ — [ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n] noun [C] 1) something that you give or do that helps someone to achieve something or helps to make something successful We are asking all parents for a contribution towards the cost of the trip.[/ex] 2) a story or article that …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 25contribution — Right of one who has discharged a common liability to recover of another also liable, the aliquot portion which he ought to pay or bear. Under principle of contribution, a tort feasor against whom a judgment is rendered is entitled to recover… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 26contribution — Right of one who has discharged a common liability to recover of another also liable, the aliquot portion which he ought to pay or bear. Under principle of contribution, a tort feasor against whom a judgment is rendered is entitled to recover… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 27Contribution — Contribute may refer to: Adobe Contribute Web editing software Contribution may refer to: Donation Sharing Payment Contribution (law): a payment between defendants with joint and several liability to apportion liability. Publication in a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 28contribution — contributional, adj. /kon treuh byooh sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of contributing. 2. something contributed. 3. an article, story, drawing, etc., furnished to a magazine or other publication. 4. an impost or levy. 5. Insurance. the method of… …

    Universalium

  • 29contribution — ● n. f. ►USENET D une manière générale, élément apporté par un individu à un projet de groupe. Ici, le projet s appelle un newsgroup, la contribution est un article distribué publiquement aux lecteurs du forum. En anglais: posting. Terme rarement …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 30Contribution —     Définition de Contribution     Outre le sens en droit fiscal qui n est pas l objet de ce Dictionnaire , la contribution est la participation financière que supporte chacune des personnes qui partagent un intérêt commun. Ainsi, par exemple, la …

    Lexique de Termes Juridiques