contributory
adjective
[ kənˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)ri ]
• playing a part in bringing something about.
• "smoking may be a contributory cause of the disease"
• (of a pension or insurance scheme) operated by means of a fund into which people pay.
• "contributory benefits"
contributory
noun
• a person liable to give money towards the payment of a wound-up company's debts.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘contributing to a fund’): from medieval Latin contributorius, from Latin contribut- ‘added’ (see contribution).
