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apportion

amount due in tax or other liability) among the parties responsible for respective shares of the payment compare contribution b : to assign (a portion of the consideration agreed to in a contract) as payment for the

accessory

to, agree, assent] 1 : a person who is not actually or constructively present but with criminal intent contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of a felony called also accessory before the fact compare

social security

often cap both Ss : a U.S. government program established in 1935 to include old-age and survivors insurance, contributions to state unemployment insurance, and old-age assistance 2 : money paid out through a social security program [collects

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stock bonus plan

stock bonus plan : a form of deferred compensation that is funded by employer contributions of corporate securities with dividends usually reinvested

Client

in a word, the patron was the guardian of the client's interests, both public and private. The client contributed to the marriage portion of the patron's daughter, if the patron were poor; and to his ransom or

Amortisation

Amortisation, means the act or result of gradually extinguishing a debt, such as a mortgage, usually by contributing payment of principal each time a periodic interest payment is due, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 83

Churchesset

of the Britons of the English; yet many great persons after the coming of the Romans gave their contributions according to the ancient law of Moses, in the name of first fruits; as in the writ of

Charity Commissioners

from their jurisdiction, e.g., certain universities and colleges, registered places of worship, and charities wholly supported by voluntary contributions; see s. 62 of the Act of 1853, the construction of which has given rise to great difficulties,

Charitable uses and trusts

convey it. As a rule, trustees of charities cannot sell land unless it is wholly maintained by voluntary contributions; see (English) Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 137), s. 241, and 1855 (18 &

Castellarum operatio

building and upholding of castles of defence; towards which some gave their personal assistance, and others paid their contributions. See Trinoda Necessitas. Castleward was the service of guarding or watching at such castle.

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