adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 helping to cause sth:
Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10% of all road accidents. * Smoking is a contributory cause of many diseases. * (BrE) He was found guilty of contributory negligence (= that helped to cause an accident).
2 involving payments from the people who will benefit:
a contributory pension scheme / plan (= paid for by both employers and employees) * contributory benefits (= ones that you make payments for)
OPPNON-CONTRIBUTORY
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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