In a sentence
Six example sentences with contribution, each labelled with its topic.
Her main contribution to the vaccine effort was the cold-chain method that kept doses viable across three thousand miles.
Science
His contribution rarely showed in the box score: setting screens, boxing out, and calling every switch on defense.
Basketball
The apprentice's contribution to the altarpiece was the entire background landscape, painted over four winters while the master traveled.
Art
Her monthly contribution to the retirement plan is small, but the employer matches it, doubling what grows each year.
Finance
His first contribution to the open source project was a one line fix, reviewed and merged the same evening.
Technology
Descartes' lasting contribution was the method itself, doubting everything until a single certainty was left standing.
Philosophy
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Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
- Academic Keyword List (Paquot 2010)
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
Each source is a published word list that contains contribution. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.