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contribuzione

contribution

noun kon-tree-boo-TSYOH-neh Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: From Latin contributio, from contribuere (to bring together).

Also means

levy

Usage Note

Contribuzione is more formal than contributo and is especially common in legal, fiscal, and administrative language: contribuzione previdenziale (social-security contribution). The plural contribuzioni follows the regular -e/-i pattern. Unlike English 'contribution', it rarely refers to a personal intellectual contribution—prefer contributo in that sense.

Examples

"La contribuzione è obbligatoria per i lavoratori."

Natural Translation

The contribution is mandatory for workers.

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