How to Use "Contribution" with Example Sentences

contribution (n): money or help that is given to a person or organization for a specific cause

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Used with adjectives:

"Their generous contribution helped build a new stadium."
(generous, large, big, huge)

"They make important contributions to society."
(important, significant, strong, substantial, valuable, useful)

"They made a small contribution to the team."
(small, minor, major)

"She was rewarded for her outstanding contributions."
(outstanding, notable, positive)

"Each student has made an individual contribution to the class project."
(individual, personal)

"We are asking for more charitable contributions."
(charitable, voluntary)

"They rely on your annual contribution."
(annual, monthly)

Used with verbs:

"They make monthly contributions to their church."
(make, offer, pay, give)

"We are asking for a campaign contribution."
(be + asking for)

Used with prepositions:

"She gave a large contribution to charity."
(to, towards)