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con·tribut·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributaryadjective

    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

    "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

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  1. contributing

    Contributing refers to the act of giving something such as help, money, ideas or effort in order to achieve a common goal or to assist someone. It implies participation or sharing, often implying that the contribution is made voluntarily or brought by parts from different people or sources. It can also refer to having a significant role or influence on an outcome.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Contributing

    of Contribute

Editors Contribution

  1. contributingverb

    Verb form of the word contribute.

    To contribute to the lives of our fellow human beings on the planet is an honour and gift.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contributing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contributing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of contributing in a Sentence

  1. Joshua Akey:

    Studies like ours help to better understand the sources contributing to patterns of human genomic diversity.

  2. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images -RRB- Milstein:

    Clients are being called Nazis, people are wishing that they are dead. These are human beings. These are hockey players. These are guys contributing to our society, paying millions of dollars in taxes to support the U.S. and Canada and doing all kinds of charity work back home. Stop looking at them as aggressors. Stop being racist.

  3. Brigitte Zeitlin:

    When people overeat, it leads to irregularity in blood sugar. It also leads to obesity, which is a contributing factor to heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, inflammation and certain cancers.

  4. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto:

    Multilateralism is the best way of defending sovereignty... and at the same time, contributing to the security and well being of the community of nations.

  5. David Cameron:

    Russia has chosen to tear up the international rule book and trample over the affairs of a sovereign state ... we cannot walk on by, we will be contributing an additional 1,000 troops for exercises in Eastern Europe this year.

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