Definition of Contribution

a gift or payment to a common fund or collection or the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance

Examples of Contribution in a sentence

The grocery store cashier asked the customer if she would like to make a contribution to the American Heart Association.  🔊

The group of wealthy alumni made a substantial contribution to the university towards rebuilding their outdated library.  🔊

The soon to be married couple asked for friends and loved ones to make a contribution to their honeymoon fund in lieu of gifts.  🔊

Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were a huge contribution to the study of flight and aided the Wright Brothers in crafting the first successful airplane.  🔊

Freud’s major contribution to psychology was completely explaining the intricate workings of the human through the id, ego, and superego.  🔊

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