Contributions of food and clothing do not have the immediate impact that money does because they take longer to distribute. Some relief organizations may not have the staff or infrastructure to do that job well.
The international author list includes most of the current key players in impact-related studies and the quality of the individual contributions is correspondingly high.
When you make a contribution, it means you're giving something away — whether it's your money, your possessions, or your time. A contribution can take many forms. Some contributions are measurable, like a $10 donation to the Salvation Army. Others are less tangible.
If you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it. The study made important contributions to the field of corporate economics.
Definition of contribution noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a gift or payment that is made to a person or an organization in order to help pay for something synonym donation. All contributions will be gratefully received. We rely entirely on voluntary contributions.
She's honored for her contributions [= efforts, work] towards finding a cure for AIDS. As mayor, he made many positive contributions to the growth of the city.
I genuinely hope NBC gives this show a chance. There hasn't been a good time travel show for a while (I remember watching Time Tunnel as a kid!) Perhaps there's room to improve Timeless, and I think a lot of successful shows start out somewhat shaky, but I'm already a fan.
Timeless is an American science fiction drama television series that premiered on NBC on . It stars Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, and Malcolm Barrett as a team that attempts to stop a mysterious organization from changing the course of history through time travel.