contributes
Pitches in help
Contributes is the third-person singular of contribute—to give something toward a common purpose or shared pool.
A donor contributes money to a charity.
An employee contributes to a retirement fund.
The word extends beyond material giving: She contributes ideas at every meeting.
Something that contributes to an outcome helps cause it: Stress contributes to heart disease.
Generous giving for others
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- giftItem given freely
- grantBestow or award money
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
pledge · giving · bequest · tithe · offering · endowment · fundraising · benefaction
To contain as part
- engageActively participate or connect
- joinConnect or enlist
- take partBecome involved in
- play a rolePerform a part
act · pitch in · chip in · do one's part · lend a hand · pull one's weight · step up · show up
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
- coauthorJoint creator of text
coworker · collective · brainstorming · synergy · dialogue · consensus · alliance · coordination
Raise in quality
- strengthenMake more robust
- boostUpward push or increase
- elevateTo raise upward
- enrichImprove by adding value
augment · advance · add value · build upon · supplement · bolster · amplify · deepen
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
donation · pledge · giving · bequest · tithe · offering · endowment · fundraising · benefaction · alms
involve
To contain as part
play a role · act · pitch in · chip in · do one's part · lend a hand · pull one's weight · step up · show up · volunteer
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
coauthor · coworker · collective · brainstorming · synergy · dialogue · consensus · alliance · coordination · cocreate
improve
Raise in quality
- strengthenMake more robust
- boostUpward push or increase
- elevateTo raise upward
enrich · augment · advance · add value · build upon · supplement · bolster · amplify · deepen · expand
influence
Power to affect others
determine · shape · impact · account for · result in · bring about · produce · drive · correlate · underlie
- giving backdonates, generosity, volunteering, volunteers, selflessness
- hedginghedging, hedge, hedges, hedge bet, qualifier
contributeswithholds
Refuses to release
keeps · retains · hoards · holds back · refuses
contributessubtracts
Removes from a sum
deducts · removes · takes away · withdraws · depletes
contributescounteracts
Neutralizes an opposing force
hinders · undermines · impedes · detracts · obstructs
- individual contributionssingle person's gifts
- campaign contributionMoney given to candidates
- contribution limitsMaximums on donations allowed
- pension contributionsPayments toward retirement fund
- contribution marginRevenue exceeding variable expenses
- charitable contributionGift to a cause
contribute, contribution, contributor, contributions, contributing, contributed, contributory, contributive