Found 2 items, similar to contributory.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contributory contributory adj : tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; “working conditions are not conducive to productivity”; “the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city”; “a contributory factor” [syn: conducive, contributing(a), contributive, tributary]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contributory Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Bonfires of contributory wood. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] Contributory negligence (Law), negligence by an injured party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton. [1913 Webster] Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. Contributories. One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]