| verb | bestow a quality on “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company” |
| verb | contribute to some cause “I gave at the office” |
| verb | be conducive to “The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing” |
| verb | provide “The city has to put up half the required amount” |
| addition | noun | a component that is added to something to improve it |
| contribution | noun | the part played by a person in bringing about a result |
| contributor | noun | someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money |
| giving | noun | disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return |
| contributive | adjective | tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| contributory | adjective | tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| conducive | adjective | tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |