contribute v - definition in American English Dictionary

contribute

/kənˈtrɪb·jut/, /-jət/ v [I/T]

› to help by providing money or support, esp. when other people or conditions are also helping:

[I] Tourism contributes substantially to the local economy.

› If you contribute something you wrote or created, you allow it to be published or shown with pieces by other people:

[T] She soon began to contribute articles to newspapers and magazines.

(Definition of contribute v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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