English-Thai Dictionary

contribution

N การ บริจาค  kan-bo-ri-jak

 

contribution

N สิ่ง ที่ บริจาค  donation present gift sing-ti-bo-ri-jak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRIBUTION

n. 1. The act of giving to a common stock, or in common with others; the act of lending a portion of power or influence to a common purpose; the payment of each man's share of some common expense.
2. That which is given to a common stock or purpose, either by an individual or by many. We speak of the contribution of one person, or the contribution of a society. Contributions are involuntary, as taxes and imposts; or voluntary, as for some undertaking.
3. In a military sense, impositions paid by a frontier country, to secure themselves from being plundered by the enemys army; or impositions upon a country in the power of an enemy, which are levied under various pretenses, and for various purposes, usually for the support of the army.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTRIBUTION

Con `tri *bu "tion, n. Etym: [L. contributio: cf. F. contribution. ]

 

1. The act of contributing.

 

2. That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals. A certain contribution for the poor saints which are at jerusalem. Rom. xv. 26. Aristotle's actual contributions to the physical sciences. Whewell.

 

3. (Mil. )

 

Defn: An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country. These sums, ... and the forced contributions paid by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his straggling troops together. Motley.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.

 

CONTRIBUTIONAL

CONTRIBUTIONAL Con `tri *bu "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution.

 

CONTRIBUTION PLAN

CONTRIBUTION PLAN Con `tri *bu "tion plan. (Life Insurance )

 

Defn: A plan of distributing surplus by giving to each policy the excess of premiums and interest earned thereon over the expenses of management, cost of insurance, and the policy value at the date of computation. This excess is called the contribution of the policy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contribution

con tri bu tion |ˌkäntrəˈbyo͞oSHən ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən | ▶noun a gift or payment to a common fund or collection: charitable contributions. • the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance: he made a lasting contribution by designing the modern radio telescope. • an article or other piece of writing submitted for publication in a collection. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a tax or levy ): from late Latin contributio (n- ), from Latin contribuere ‘bring together, add ’ (see contribute ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contribution

contribution |kɒntrɪˈbjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a gift or payment to a common fund or collection: the agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions. • the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance: the major contribution of social scientists to the understanding of political life. • a piece of writing submitted for publication in a journal, book, etc. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a tax or levy ): from late Latin contributio (n- ), from Latin contribuere ‘bring together, add ’ (see contribute ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contribution

contribution noun 1 voluntary financial contributions: donation, gift, offering, present, handout, grant, subsidy, allowance, endowment, subscription; formal benefaction. 2 contributions from local authors: article, piece, story, item, chapter, paper, essay.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contribution

contribution noun 1 the agency is financed mainly from voluntary contributions: donation, gift, benefaction, offering, present, handout; subscription; grant, subsidy, allowance; bequest, endowment; historical alms; rare donative. 2 local historians requested contributions for a forthcoming book on the area's history: article, piece, story, item, chapter, paper, essay, a few paragraphs, a few words; (contributions ) text, reading matter. 3 her contribution to the discussion had been negligible: input into, participation in, involvement in; informal one's pennyworth.

 

French Dictionary

contribution

contribution n. f. nom féminin 1 Cotisation. : Payer sa contribution. SYNONYME don ; part . 2 Participation. : Sa contribution à cette œuvre est fondamentale.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contribution

con tri bu tion /kɑ̀ntrɪbjúːʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/→contribute 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C «…への » 寄与 , 貢献 ; «…の » 一因となるもの «to , toward » ; U 寄与 [貢献 ]すること ▸ make a major [significant ] contribution to the project その計画に大きな [重要な ]貢献をする ▸ I am concerned about my diet's contribution to my risk of cancer .私は食事が癌 （がん ）の原因になるのではと心配している 2 C «…への » 寄付 (金 ), 寄贈 (品 ) «to , toward » ; U 寄付 [寄贈 ]すること (donation )▸ a contribution of $10,000 to the party 政党への1万ドルの献金 3 C (年金などのための )積立金 ; 保険料 ; «…への » 分担金 , 負担金 «to » ▸ insurance contribution 保険料 4 C (新聞 雑誌などへの )寄稿 , 投稿作品 ; (討論 放送などでの )発言 ▸ a contribution from a critic 評論家からの寄稿