phrasal verb · academic
make a contribution
UK/meɪk ə ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən/US/meɪk ə ˌkɑːntrɪˈbjuːʃən/con·tri·BU·tion
task2speaking
to give something (money, time, ideas) to help achieve something or to add to a discussion
Examples
“Students are encouraged to make a contribution to class discussions.”
“He made a contribution to the charity every year.”
“The research made an important contribution to renewable energy studies.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her research made a significant contribution to our understanding of urban air quality.”
Collocations
- make a contribution to
- make a significant contribution
Word family
contribute verbcontribution noun
Common mistakes
make contribution→make a contribution
do a contribution→make a contribution
Say it for a higher band
5help→6contribute→7+make a contribution
Synonyms
contribute
Easily confused
contribute
“Many experts contribute articles to the journal.”
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