(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you make a ~ to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it.
He was awarded a prize for his ~ to world peace.
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2.
A ~ is a sum of money that you give in order to help pay for something.
This list ranked companies that make charitable ~s of a half million dollars or more.
= donation
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3.
A ~ to a magazine, newspaper, or book is something that you write to be published in it.
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