The difference between Contribute and Put up

When used as verbs, contribute means to give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole, whereas put up means to place in a high .


check bellow for the other definitions of Contribute and Put up

  1. Contribute as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

    Examples:

    "to contribute money to a church fund"

    "to contribute articles to a journal"

  1. Put up as an adjective:

  1. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a high .

    Examples:

    "Please put up your luggage in the overhead bins."

  2. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To or .

    Examples:

    "Many people put up messages on their refrigerators."

  3. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To style (the hair) up on the head instead of letting it hang down.

  4. Put up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To or to do something (used with to).

    Examples:

    "I think someone put him up to it."

  5. Put up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To away.

    Examples:

    "Be sure to put up the tools when you finish."

  6. Put up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To house, , or take in.

    Examples:

    "We can put you up for the night."

  7. Put up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To , especially in "put up a fight".

    Examples:

    "That last fighter put up quite a fight."

    "They didn't put up much resistance."

  8. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To , , .

  9. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To in advance.

    Examples:

    "Butty Sugrue put up £300,000 for the Ali–Lewis fight."

  10. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To a .

  11. Put up as a verb (transitive):

    To make available, to offer.

    Examples:

    "The picture was put up for auction."

    "I put my first child up for adoption."

  12. Put up as a verb:

    To can; to process by sterilising and storing in a bottle or can.