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contributory

[ kuhn-trib-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
  2. furnishing something toward a result:

    a contributory factor.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. of, relating to, or constituting an insurance or pension plan the premiums of which are paid partly by an employer and partly by employees.
  4. subject to contribution or levy.


noun

plural contributories.
  1. a person or thing that contributes.

contributory

/ k蓹n藞tr瑟bj蕣t蓹r瑟; -tr瑟 /

adjective

  1. often foll by to sharing in or being partly responsible (for the cause of something)

    a contributory factor

  2. giving or donating to a common purpose or fund
  3. of, relating to, or designating an insurance or pension scheme in which the premiums are paid partly by the employer and partly by the employees who benefit from it
  4. liable or subject to a tax or levy
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or thing that contributes
  2. company law a member or former member of a company liable to contribute to the assets on the winding-up of the company
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍顎卌辞苍路迟谤颈产顎僽路迟辞顎卹测 adjective noun plural noncontributories
  • 耻苍顎卌辞苍路迟谤颈产顎僽路迟辞顎卹测 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contributory1

1375鈥1425; late Middle English contributorie < Medieval Latin 肠辞苍迟谤颈产奴迟艒谤颈耻蝉. See contribute, -tory 1
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It said there was limited data on the scale of the problem, but cited evidence from staff surveys and information provided by safety experts that it was a contributory factor in safety incidents.

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Failings in his care "were probably contributory factors to the patient's decision to end his life", her report suggests.

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They point back to the beginnings of the trades union movement and contributory benefits schemes, where people broadly got back what they paid in.

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During the trial, the company further alleged some fault lay with Garcia as a result of 鈥渃ontributory negligence,鈥 the documents said.

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On Friday, Assistant Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg determined the Army's handling of the complaint played "more than a minimal contributory part in her death".

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