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contribution

[kon-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌkɒn trəˈbju ʃən /


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If the fund pays distributions from sources other than net investment income, identify them and their contribution.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That’s one half of the $5,000 contribution maximum currently allowed for the accounts.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Because Bill Clinton, who was president when Roth IRAs were enacted in 1997, was wary of giving wealthy Americans a tax break they didn’t need, contribution limits also were constrained by family income.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“So it is with this,” Wilfrido continued, “that I hope to make a contribution to the neighborhood. Presenting: a new facility to reward your hard work and make your community even stronger.”

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

‘Yes, his contributions to entertainment will be long remembered and enjoyed, but his gifts to children will likely have no end,’ writes an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

They unsurprisingly struggled without significant contributions from their Australian superstars - Phoebe Litchfield was caught attempting a ramp off Charley Phillips for 10 and Annabel Sutherland was stumped off Georgia Adams for 25.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

But his promotion was accelerated when Charlie was sent to prison in Alabama in 2005 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and making illegal campaign contributions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

That’s why the proposed rules on pretax contributions are worth watching.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Nor did it help that Luis Alvarez was openly contemptuous of paleontologists and their contributions to scientific knowledge.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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