contribution vs amount

amount vs contribution

contribution and amount both are nouns.

contribution is not a verb while amount is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contribution	Yes	No	No	No
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, amount is a hypernym of contribution; that is, amount is a word with a broader meaning than contribution:

contribution: an amount of money contributed
amount: a quantity of money

Other hypernyms of contribution include amount of money, sum, sum of money.

contribution (noun)	amount (noun)
act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause	a quantity of money
an amount of money contributed

contribution (verb)	amount (verb)
	to measure up to in kind or quality
	add up in number or quantity
	be tantamount or equivalent to

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