contribute to

contribute to (something)

1. To give or add something to something. Are you planning to contribute to the toy drive again this year? I think you should keep Eric because he really contributes a lot to our team.
2. To be a factor or catalyst for a particular occurrence or event. I'm sorry, I think sleep deprivation contributed to my outburst just then. What factors contributed to the start of the First World War?
See also: contribute
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

contribute to something

 
1. to donate something to some cause. Please contribute to the fund for the needy.
2. to add to or exacerbate something. The dry weather contributed to the failure of the crops.
See also: contribute
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • add on
  • add to
  • add to (something)
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • add in
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
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Be an active participant in life and contribute to the world around you.
Previously, the scheme only allowed EPF members to contribute to their parents' or spouse's Account 1.
Additionally, one third of workers believe they don't understand enough about IRAs to contribute to one.
Contribute to a Coverdell account: Formerly known ns education IRAs, these accounts are limited to $2,000 per child per year, and must be made by April 15th of the year following the year to which de contribution applies.
This helps contribute to a torsional stiffness of 27,000 Nm, up 15% from the previous generation model.
The next move is to contribute to a traditional IRA (if the client is eligible to take a deduction on the contribution; we'll call this a deductible IRA) or a Roth IRA.
The reactions occurred in cells known to be critical for neural migration in the frontal brain, hippocampus, thalamus, and other structures that contribute to reasoning and learning.
Yet a recent survey found half the UK's workers don't contribute to a personal pension.
Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences sponsored the workshop "Environmental Influences on the Induction and Incidence of Asthma" to review current scientific evidence with respect to factors that may contribute to the induction of asthma.
The ACC had adopted a recommendation that churches put pressure on firms that contribute to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, including the removal of investment funds in these companies as a last resort.
(23) The connection may be due to more fat cells, which release inflammatory chemicals that can contribute to asthma (and allergies).
The primary purpose of the book is to contribute to the ongoing debate about the fundamental nature and scope of social work, and to considers its future in the light of rapidly changing social economic and political realities.
and Panel B shows responses to the question, What top three factors contribute to your continued participation on a MERLOT Editorial Board?
While lack of sterile supplies is important, unnecessary injections and poor understanding of infection control principles and practices also contribute to the spread of bloodborne viruses.
In a matter of days, Damian put Contribute to work in "countless little alcoves" inside the existing computing environment.