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  • factor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, important, main, major, relevant, significant ▪ one of the most significant factors ▪ critical …   Collocations dictionary

  • contributory — [[t]kəntrɪ̱bjʊtəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A contributory factor of a problem or accident is one of the things which caused it to exist or happen. [FORMAL] We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical… …   English dictionary

  • contributory — con|trib|u|to|ry [kənˈtrıbjutəri US to:ri] adj 1.) [only before noun] being one of the causes of a particular result ▪ Smoking is a contributory factor in lung cancer. 2.) a contributory ↑pension or insurance plan is one that is paid for by the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • contributory — con|trib|u|to|ry [ kən trıbjə,tɔri ] adjective 1. ) only before noun partly responsible for a situation or event: a contributory factor 2. ) a contributory pension or insurance arrangement is one that involves payments by workers as well as… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • contributory — UK [kənˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ] / US [kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔrɪ] adjective 1) [only before noun] partly responsible for a situation or event a contributory factor 2) a contributory pension or insurance arrangement is one that involves payments by workers as well as… …   English dictionary

  • contributory — /keuhn trib yeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n., pl. contributories. adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing. 2. furnishing something toward a result: a contributory factor. 3. of, pertaining to, or constituting an… …   Universalium

  • contributory negligence — noun Law failure of an injured party to act prudently, considered to be a contributory factor in the injury suffered …   English new terms dictionary

  • contributory — con•trib•u•to•ry [[t]kənˈtrɪb yəˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing 2) furnishing something toward a result: a contributory factor[/ex] 3) bus of or pertaining to an insurance or pension plan… …   From formal English to slang

  • contributory — /kən trɪbjυt(ə)ri/ adjective which helps to cause ● Falling exchange rates have been a contributory factor in the company’s loss of profits …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • Factor — Fac tor, n. [L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor. See {Fact}.] 1. (Law) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contributory — adj. Contributory is used with these nouns: ↑cause, ↑factor, ↑negligence, ↑pension …   Collocations dictionary

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