contribution vs sum

sum vs contribution

contribution and sum both are nouns.

contribution is not a verb while sum is a verb.

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

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

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

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

contribution (noun)	sum (noun)
act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity	the whole amount
a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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	the final aggregate
an amount of money contributed	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	a quantity of money

contribution (verb)	sum (verb)
	determine the sum of
	be a summary of

Difference between contribution and sum

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