noncontribution

Failure to give

Noncontribution is failure to contribute, or the state of not having contributed.

The term appears in legal and financial contexts where participation is expected or required: The penalty for noncontribution to the pension fund is forfeiture of matching funds.

It can also describe someone's lack of input more generally: His noncontribution to the project was noted.

inaction

abstention

Formal refusal to vote

nonpayment · default · shirking · noncompliance · avoidance · opting out · sitting out · nonattendance · noninvolvement · nonengagement

negligence

neglect

Failure to provide care

lapse · disregard · remissness · nonfulfillment · nonperformance · carelessness · irresponsibility · breach · shortfall · nondelivery

Opposites
giving/participation

noncontributioncontribution

Something given to help

donation · giving · participation · offering · gift

Family

contribution, contribute, contributed, contributing, contributor, contributors, contributions, contributory, contributive

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