contributory
contributory · contributories
A person or thing that contributesA person or thing that contributes.
UK/ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi/US/ˈkɑntɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/
» I would prefer to take a contributory role.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA person or thing that contributes.
Examples
2 sentencesI would prefer to take a contributory role.
The job did not offer a contributory pension.
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
plural: contributories| Singular | contributory |
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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.