contributory
Adding to outcome
Contributory describes something that helps bring about a result, usually alongside other factors: Smoking was a contributory cause of his death.
The word often appears in legal and medical contexts where multiple elements combine to produce an outcome.
Contributory negligence is fault on the part of an injured person that contributed to their own harm.
Providing additional support
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- additionalBeyond the existing amount
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- secondaryLesser in rank
complementary · adjunct · incremental · subsidiary · additive · accessory · enhancing · peripheral
Contributor to result
- elementBasic substance or factor
- influencePower to affect others
- rolePosition or part
- partPiece of whole
cause · effect · determinant · variable · circumstance · condition · antecedent · catalyst
Failure to exercise care
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- faultImperfection or blame
- causationProduction of effects
- damagesCompensation for injury
tort · malpractice · breach · duty · responsibility · plaintiff · defendant · apportionment
Act of taking part
- involvementState of being engaged
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- jointShared by multiple parties
- collectiveJointly organized group
shared · partnership · teamwork · combined · mutual · co-creation · synergy · alliance
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- employer matchCompany duplicates worker savings
premium · insurance · fund · benefit · annuity · savings · payroll · deduction
ancillary
Providing additional support
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- additionalBeyond the existing amount
- supportingBearing or sustaining
secondary · complementary · adjunct · incremental · subsidiary · additive · accessory · enhancing · peripheral · assistive
factor
Contributor to result
part · cause · effect · determinant · variable · circumstance · condition · antecedent · catalyst · component
negligence
Failure to exercise care
damages · tort · malpractice · breach · duty · responsibility · plaintiff · defendant · apportionment · settlement
participation
Act of taking part
- involvementState of being engaged
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- jointShared by multiple parties
collective · shared · partnership · teamwork · combined · mutual · co-creation · synergy · alliance · united
pension
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
employer match · premium · insurance · fund · benefit · annuity · savings · payroll · deduction · vesting
- social benefitssocial assistance, disability benefits, unemployment insurance, income support, retirement benefits
- patent lawpatent disputes, patent infringement, patent holders, patent rights, prior art
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
contributorynoncontributory
Not requiring payment in
non-contributory · funded · subsidized · state-funded · free
contributorynoncontributory
Not requiring payment in
receiving · beneficiary · withdrawing · taking · deducting
- individual contributor
- hidden contributorsUnacknowledged participants in success