Contribution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the part played by a person in bringing about a result

a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹɛsˈɛl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒntɹɪbjˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒntɹɪbjˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹɛsˈɛl/.

Examples

I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
they all did their share of the work
he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

part donation share

Parts of Speech

noun	the part played by a person in bringing about a result “I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project”
noun	a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
noun	act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
noun	an amount of money contributed “he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest”
noun	a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story

Word Forms

contribute	verb	contribute to some cause
donate	verb	give to a charity or good cause

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beitrag

die Rolle, die eine Person bei der Herbeiführung eines Ergebnisses spielt

🇪🇸Spanish

contribución

el papel desempeñado por una persona en la obtención de un resultado

🇮🇹Italian

contributo

il ruolo svolto da una persona nel raggiungimento di un risultato

🇳🇱Dutch

bijdrage

de rol die een persoon speelt bij het tot stand brengen van een resultaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

contribuição

o papel desempenhado por uma pessoa na obtenção de um resultado

🇷🇺Russian

вклад

роль человека в достижении результата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

योगदान

किसी परिणाम को लाने में किसी व्यक्ति द्वारा निभाई गई भूमिका

🇧🇩Bengali

অবদান

একটি ফলাফল আনার ক্ষেত্রে একজন ব্যক্তির দ্বারা অভিনয় করা ভূমিকা

🇮🇳Tamil

பங்களிப்பு

ஒரு முடிவைக் கொண்டுவருவதில் ஒரு நபர் ஆற்றிய பங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

సహకారం

ఫలితాన్ని తీసుకురావడంలో ఒక వ్యక్తి పోషించిన పాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

योगदान

परिणाम आणण्यात एखाद्या व्यक्तीने खेळलेला भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગદાન

પરિણામ લાવવામાં વ્યક્તિ દ્વારા ભજવવામાં આવેલ ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಡುಗೆ

ಫಲಿತಾಂಶವನ್ನು ತರುವಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭാവന

ഒരു ഫലം കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നതിൽ ഒരു വ്യക്തി വഹിക്കുന്ന പങ്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗਦਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖੇਡੀ ਗਈ ਭੂਮਿਕਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شراکت

نتیجہ لانے میں کسی شخص کا کردار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贡献

一个人在产生结果中所扮演的角色

🇯🇵Japanese

貢献

結果をもたらすために人が果たした役割

🇰🇷Korean

기부금

결과를 가져오는 데 있어 사람이 수행하는 역할

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đóng góp

vai trò của một người trong việc mang lại kết quả

🇹🇭Thai

ผลงาน

ส่วนที่บุคคลเล่นเพื่อทำให้เกิดผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontribusi

peran yang dimainkan oleh seseorang dalam mewujudkan suatu hasil

🇵🇭Filipino

kontribusyon

ang bahaging ginagampanan ng isang tao sa pagdadala ng isang resulta

🇲🇾Malay

sumbangan

peranan yang dimainkan oleh seseorang dalam membawa hasil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مساهمة

الدور الذي يلعبه الشخص في تحقيق النتيجة

🇮🇷Persian

سهم

نقشی که شخص در به دست آوردن نتیجه ایفا می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

katkı

bir sonucun ortaya çıkmasında kişinin oynadığı rol

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְרוּמָה

חלקו של אדם בהשגת תוצאה

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