About The Word Contributory
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Contributory
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What's The Definition Of Contributory?
[adj] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Contributory: causative | conducive | contributing(a) | contributive Related Terms | Find terms related to Contributory: accessory | additional | adjuvant | aidful | ancillary | another | appurtenant | auxiliary | beneficial | collateral | concessive | conducive | constructive | donative | extra | farther | fresh | further | furthersome | good for | helpful | intestate | more | new | other | plus | positive | profitable | remedial | salutary | serviceable | spare | subservient | subsidiary | supernumerary | supplemental | supplementary | surplus | testamentary | testate | therapeutic | ulterior | useful See Also | Contributory In Webster's Dictionary \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a.
Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same
end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to
some common stock; contributive. --Milton.
Bonfires of contributory wood. --Chapman.
{Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured
party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer
in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it
is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton.
\Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}. One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. --Abbott. |
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