sharing in or being partly responsible (for the cause of something)
a contributory factor
2.
giving or donating to a common purpose or fund
3.
of, relating to, or designating an insurance or pension scheme in which the premiums are paid partly by the employer and partly by the employees who benefit from it
4.
liable or subject to a tax or levy
nounWord forms: plural-ries
5.
a person or thing that contributes
6. company law
a member or former member of a company liable to contribute to the assets on the winding-up of the company
Examples of 'contributories' in a sentence
contributories
The principle that a company's contributories had to stand in the queue behind its creditors was one such principle.