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   contributory

   /kənˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. playing a part in bringing something about: "smoking may be a contributory cause of the disease"
   • 2. (of a pension or insurance scheme) operated by means of a fund into which people pay: "contributory benefits"

   noun

   • 1. a person liable to give money towards the payment of a wound-up company's debts. British

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘contributing to a fund’): from medieval Latin contributorius, from Latin contribut- ‘added’ (see contribution).

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