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How to pronounce contributory in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms conducive, contributing, contributive, tributary
Derivation contribute


a contributory factor.

Examples of contributory

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Yet doctors willingly cited alcohol as a direct or contributory cause of death.
From the sciencedaily.com
Second, device makers feared a lawsuit for contributory copyright infringement.
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One contributory factor was a big rise in public-sector wages after a 2002 review.
From the economist.com
When I worked in the private sector, the pension was actually 20% non contributory.
From the guardian.co.uk
These are regular, tax-funded non-contributory cash transfers paid to older people.
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Contributory liability is rooted in the tort theory of enterprise liability.
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This finding implicates EBV as a contributory cause to multiple sclerosis.
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A barely-formed idea to strengthen the contributory principle was floated.
From the independent.co.uk
No thread goes by without population being identified as a major contributory factor.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Conducive: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
  • Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution; Tending to contribute to a result
  • (contributorily) In a contributory manner
  • A plan in which a portion or all of the premiums are paid by the insured members.
  • A group insurance plan issued to an employer under which both the employer and employee contribute to the cost of the plan. Seventy-five percent of the eligible employees must be insured.
  • This refers to a group health plan. It means costs are shared between an employer and its employees.
  • Employee affiliated to the survivor pension scheme.
  • Every person liable to contribute to the assets of a company if it is wound up. In most cases this means shareholders who have not paid for the shares in full.
  • Means coverage for which an eligible employee must enroll and make any necessary cost contribution.