contribution
noun
[ kɒntrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n ]
• a gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
• "the agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions"
Similar:
donation,
gift,
benefaction,
offering,
present,
handout,
subscription,
grant,
subsidy,
allowance,
bequest,
endowment,
alms,
donative,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a tax or levy): from late Latin contributio(n- ), from Latin contribuere ‘bring together, add’ (see contribute).
