Contributory

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contributory \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.
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           Bonfires of contributory wood.           --Chapman.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contributory \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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)},
              {contributive}, {tributary}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "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