voluntary contribution

collocation in English

meaningsofvoluntaryandcontribution

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voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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contribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make ...
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(Definition ofvoluntaryandcontributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even if he is discovered, it is very much less easy to persuade him to pay avoluntarycontribution.
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These societies are supported entirely byvoluntarycontribution, and look after animals belonging to people who cannot afford to go to the ordinary veterinary surgeon.
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Clause 10 provides the means for establishing thevoluntarycontributionschemes for the new arrangements.
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In the trade unions it is avoluntarycontribution.
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It is avoluntarycontribution, although it is deducted from the men's wages in the office.
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In many cases it would be found that more than a penny a week per man is paid as avoluntarycontributioninto these institutions.
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I think it is fundamental, even so, that thevoluntarycontributioncannot achieve more than a certain amount.
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Sometimes the contribution comes from trade associations; sometimes it is a compulsory levy, and sometimes it is avoluntarycontributionfrom an individual firm.
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Nothing should take away from the importance of thevoluntarycontributionthat so many people make to sport in this country.
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We are told thatvoluntarycontributionis possible to anyone.
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It is clear that we are willing to join with others in an internationalvoluntarycontribution, and we are also doing quite a good bit.
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Non-maintained special schools embody the long-standingvoluntarycontributionto special education, and should continue to do so.
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That is extortion, not avoluntarycontribution, and something should be done about it.
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We have no plans at present for making an additionalvoluntarycontributionto his campaign.
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It indeed is admitted, that they are now receiving money which is not a reallyvoluntarycontribution.
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Avoluntarycontributionto charity and not avoluntarycontributionto a football pool is not liable to pool betting duty.
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It will be open to the local associations to make avoluntarycontribution.
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What are the facts as regardvoluntarycontribution?
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There will, we hope, be continuing the £7.000 amount ofvoluntarycontributionfrom people outside the immediate industry concerned.
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These top-ups are usually more expensive for consumers than additionalvoluntarycontributionschemes run through occupational schemes.
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