contribution Význam & definícia

Význam contribution v slovenčine

• 0 something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful:

  • All contributions (= presents of money), no matter how small, will be much appreciated.

  • All contributions (= articles to be printed) for the school magazine must be received by 1 August.

  • This invention made a major contribution to road safety.

  • She didn't make much of a contribution (= she did not say much) at today's meeting, did she?

• 1 money, support, or other help:

  • [ C ] He made a substantial contribution to the building fund.

• 2 payments from a company or employee to pay for an employee's benefits such as medical insurance or a pension:

  • He should be investing at least 10% of his salary (including his employer's contributions).

  • Her plan automatically increases her pension contributions each year.

• 3 money given to a person or organization in order to help them achieve a particular goal:

  • Funding would come from the state budget, but it could include private contributions and insurance money from contractors.

  • He raised $1.2 million in campaign contributions.

• 4 the amount of money earned from a product, service, or activity which is used to pay for its overheads (= regular and necessary costs of operating a business):

  • Earnings from operations were up 19% year over year, largely driven by increased contributions from the company's graphics business.

• 5 the part of the total insurance payment that one insurance company pays to a customer, when more than one insurance company provides insurance for the same injury, accident, loss, etc.