contributory
Of, pertaining to, or involving a contributionOf, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
» I would prefer to take a contributory role.
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3 sensesOf, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
Tending to contribute to a result.
способствующийsposobstvujuščij, сотрудничающийsotrudničajuščij, содействующийsodejstvujuščij
(obsolete)Paying tribute, tributary.
- tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
Examples
2 sentencesI would prefer to take a contributory role.
The job did not offer a contributory pension.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie afterFrom earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire.
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Forms
more contributory, most contributory| Comparative | more contributory Lesson |
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| Superlative | most contributory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- tending to bring about; being partly responsible for:conducivecontributingcontributivetributary
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.