Car exhaust is a major contributory factor in air pollution. [=car exhaust is a major cause of air pollution]
a contributory pension
contributory insurance
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|trib|u|to|ry — «kuhn TRIHB yuh TR ee, TOHR », adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. helping to bring about; contributing: »The workman s own carelessness was a contributory cause of the accident. 2. having to do with or of the nature of contribution. –n. a… … Useful english dictionary
con|trib´u|tive|ness — con|trib|u|tive «kuhn TRIHB yuh tihv», adjective. helping to bring about; contributing: »Exercise taken in open air is…contributive to health (Richard J. Sullivan). –con|trib´u|tive|ly, adverb. –con|trib´u|tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|trib´u|tive|ly — con|trib|u|tive «kuhn TRIHB yuh tihv», adjective. helping to bring about; contributing: »Exercise taken in open air is…contributive to health (Richard J. Sullivan). –con|trib´u|tive|ly, adverb. –con|trib´u|tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|trib|u|tive — «kuhn TRIHB yuh tihv», adjective. helping to bring about; contributing: »Exercise taken in open air is…contributive to health (Richard J. Sullivan). –con|trib´u|tive|ly, adverb. –con|trib´u|tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|trib|u|tor|ship — «kuhn TRIHB yuh tuhr shihp», noun. the position of a contributor … Useful english dictionary
con|trib|u|tor — «kuhn TRIHB yuh tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that contributes: »Of more general interest than the debt were the newly revealed Democratic contributors of the past three months (Baltimore Sun). 2. a person who writes articles, stories, poems … Useful english dictionary
con|trib´ut|a|ble — … Useful english dictionary
con|trib|ute — … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
trib — at·trib·ut·a·ble; at·trib·u·tal; con·trib·ute; con·trib·u·tive; con·trib·u·tor; con·trib·u·to·ri·al; de·trib·al·i·za·tion; de·trib·al·ize; dis·trib·ut·able; dis·trib·ut·ed·ly; dis·trib·u·tee; dis·trib·u·tism; dis·trib·ut·ist; dis·trib·u·tive·ly;… … English syllables
