contributory

contributory is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive.
2. noun. One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.
3. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: conducive, contributing, contributive, tributary

Synonyms

conducive, contributing, contributive, tributary

Common word forms

contributories, contributorily

Words from these letters

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