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Definition of Contribution
Contribution

The act of contributing.

That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals.

An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country.

Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.

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Contribution Quotations

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.
Pete Seeger

Scientists care deeply about their place in that culture, and their contribution to it.
Haldan Keffer Hartline

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.
Theodore Roosevelt

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.
Richard P. Feynman

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.
H. L. Mencken

Contribution Translations

contribution in Dutch is bijdrage
contribution in French is apport, contribution
contribution in German is Beitrag, Spende, Beitrag
contribution in Italian is quota
contribution in Swedish is insats, bidrag, tillskott


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