contribution
n 1: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common
endeavor: "I am proud of my contribution to the team's
success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: {part},
{share}]
2: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to
some worthwhile cause [syn: {donation}]
3: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose
especially to a charity [syn: {donation}]
4: an amount of money contributed; "he expected his
contribution to be repaid with interest"
5: a writing for publication especially one of a collection of
writings as an article or story