Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. 2. (n.) One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.

Multi-Version Concordance Contributory (1 Occurrence) Ephesians 4:16 Dependent on Him, the whole body--its various parts closely fitting and firmly adhering to one another-- grows by the aid of every contributory link, with power proportioned to the need of each individual part, so as to build itself up in a spirit of love. (WEY)