contributory
B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Law adjective
Of negligence on a claimant's part that contributed to the harm and reduces recoverable damages.
The award was cut by a third to reflect the claimant's contributory negligence.
Business adjective
Describing a scheme, especially a pension, funded partly by payments from the employee.
The firm switched from a non-contributory pension to a contributory one, asking staff to chip in five per cent.
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