contributory
contributory Lexical Profile
contributory Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Playing a part in bringing about a particular result or helping to cause an outcome.
"The investigation concluded that poor road maintenance was a major contributory factor in the collision."
Designating a pension, insurance policy, or benefit fund to which both the employee and the employer make financial payments.
"Most staff members opted to enroll in the company's contributory retirement plan after completing their probation."
• noun
British A person or party legally liable to contribute toward the assets and debts of a company in the event of its liquidation.
"During the insolvency proceedings, the liquidator compiled a formal list of every registered contributory."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-16th century, derived from Post-classical Latin contributorium or directly from the stem of Latin contribuere ('to bring together, add to a common stock') combined with the suffix -ory.