Synonyms for contribution
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Noun
Other
donation, gift, tax, tribute, collection, subsidy, offering, subscription, exaction, toll, benefaction
Definitions
- n. 1
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
Forms
- Plural
- contributions → parts, shares, donations, gifts…
Example sentences
- tribute I pay tribute to my mother who left us a year ago.
- donation Every donation feels like planting a seed of hope.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contribution | falling | |
| tribute | falling | |
| donation | rising | |
| benefaction | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tax1
- 4 letters
- part1, gift1, toll1
- 5 letters
- share1
- 7 letters
- tribute2, subsidy3
- 8 letters
- offering3, donation3, exaction3
- 10 letters
- collection3
- 11 letters
- benefaction
- 12 letters
- subscription3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tribute2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- contribution
- Español
- contribución