: of, relating to, or forming a contribution : playing a part in bringing about an end or result
The lack of cultural empathy among the principal statesmen in the late 1930s is identified as an important contributory factor in the slide toward war … Colin S. Gray
Infection was a contributory but not primary cause of death in another nine patients. Graeme F. Washer
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: relating to or being an employee benefit (such as a retirement account) that is funded at least in part by employee contributions
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