contribute verb ×: Oxfam and Save the Children have contributed a lot of money for the relief work. √: Oxfam and Save the Children have contributed a lot of money to the relief work. ×: When I return home, I hope to contribute my country's economic development. √: When I return home, I hope to contribute to my country's economic development. • • • contribute (money or some other form of assistance) tosth : 'In recent years a number of major corporations have contributed large sums of money to the President's campaign funds.'