contribution
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a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
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act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charitysynonyms: apport, cotisationtypes:cotisationa pledged contribution
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an amount of money contributedsynonyms: apport
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charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of governmenttypes:impôt sur le revenua personal tax levied on annual incomeprélèvement sur le capitala tax on capital or propertyimpôt directa tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is leviedimpôt indirecta tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizationsimpôt immobiliera capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the propertydroits de successiona tax on the estate of the deceased persondroit de douanesa government tax on imports or exportscontributions indirectesa tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)type of:impôta charge imposed and collected
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the part played by a person in bringing about a result
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a pledged contributionsynonyms: cotisation
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the act of paying moneysynonyms: acquittement, paiement, payement, règlementtypes:amortissementpayment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfersremboursementthe act of returning money received previouslydépensesthe act of spending or disbursing moneytype of:commerce, monde des affairestransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is widely recognized as "Giving Tuesday." The point of this social movement is to encourage people to give instead of get, and it's cleverly timed to follow the gluttony (both culinary and commercial) of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday has become an important fundraising event for charitable and nonprofit organizations around the world.
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Coauthored by Thomas Jefferson and General Lafayette, this declaration was approved by the National Assembly of France in 1789. Unlike the American Declaration of Independence, its content consists more of philosophical principles rather than specific grievances against an abusive king. But similarly, it led to a revolution that inspired the hearts of individuals around the world. Read this list aloud to hear the echoes that unite humanity. E-text available here. Here are links to our lists on rights: The Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Declaration of the Rights of Woman, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights