different between favour vs contribution

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fe?.v?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fe?.v?/
• Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
• Hyphenation: fa?vour

Noun

favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)

1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.

Derived terms

• out of favour

Translations

Verb

favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)

1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
   • 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:

     "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —

Usage notes

• Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.

Translations

Old French

Noun

favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)

1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor

English

Etymology

From Middle English contribucioun, contribucion, from Old French contribution, from Latin contrib?ti?nem, contrib?ti?, from Latin contribu?re.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???bju??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???bju???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n
• Hyphenation: con?tri?bu?tion

Noun

contribution (countable and uncountable, plural contributions)

1. Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
2. An amount of money given toward something.
3. The act of contributing.
4. The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin contributio.

Pronunciation

Noun

contribution f (plural contributions)

1. contribution
2. (archaic) contribution: levy or impost.

Derived terms

• mettre à contribution

Further reading

• “contribution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).