contributory

adjective

/kənˈtrɪbjətəri/

/kənˈtrɪbjətɔːri/

[usually before noun]

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helping to cause something
- Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10 per cent of all road accidents.
- Smoking is a contributory cause of many diseases.
- (British English) He was found guilty of contributory negligence (= that helped to cause an accident).
Topics Change, cause and effectc2
involving payments from the people who will benefit
- a contributory pension scheme/plan (= paid for by both employers and employees)
- contributory benefits (= ones that you make payments for)
opposite non-contributory

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘contributing to a fund’): from medieval Latin contributorius, from Latin contribut- ‘added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.

单词	contributory
释义	contributory adjective /kənˈtrɪbjətəri/ /kənˈtrɪbjətɔːri/ [usually before noun] jump to other results helping to cause something Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10 per cent of all road accidents. Smoking is a contributory cause of many diseases. (British English) He was found guilty of contributory negligence (= that helped to cause an accident). Topics Change, cause and effectc2 involving payments from the people who will benefit a contributory pension scheme/plan (= paid for by both employers and employees) contributory benefits (= ones that you make payments for) opposite non-contributory Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘contributing to a fund’): from medieval Latin contributorius, from Latin contribut- ‘added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.
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