Meaning of CONTRIBUTORY
| Pronunciation: | | kun'tribyu`towree
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| | Definition: | | [adj] tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" |
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| | Synonyms: | | causative, conducive, contributing(a), contributive |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a.
Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same
end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to
some common stock; contributive. --Milton.
Bonfires of contributory wood. --Chapman.
{Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured
party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer
in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it
is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton.
\Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}.
One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to
contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.
--Abbott.
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| | Related Terms: | | accessory, additional, adjuvant, aidful, ancillary, another, appurtenant, auxiliary, beneficial, collateral, concessive, conducive, constructive, donative, extra, farther, fresh, further, furthersome, good for, helpful, intestate, more, new, other, plus, positive, profitable, remedial, salutary, serviceable, spare, subservient, subsidiary, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, testamentary, testate, therapeutic, ulterior, useful |
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