contributory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
    contributing; contributive; tributary; conducive.
    • working conditions are not conducive to productivity
    • the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
    • a contributory factor

WordNet

Con*trib"u*to*ry adjective
Definitions
  1. 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.
    Wharton.
Con*trib"u*to*ry noun
Wordforms
plural Contributories
Definitions
  1. 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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