English term
Türkiye
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani 
The Best or Nothing
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 1 more.
contribute towards
| 5 +5 | pay part of what you owe |
Charlotte Fleming
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Jun 25, 2021 10:58: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Sep 27, 2021 22:01: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "A great way to stay on top of your bills is to pay them on a regular basis, for example, if you are paid fortnightly then pay your bills fortnightly or try and contribute towards your bills. This is Australian English" to "This is Australian English"
Sep 27, 2021 22:01: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "This is Australian English" to "Australian English"
Sep 27, 2021 22:03: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "Australian English" to "Context removed by ProZ.com staff."
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United Kingdom
Travel, wine and scuba specialist.
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
pay part of what you owe
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Note added at 10 hrs (2021-06-19 17:13:13 GMT)
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Chambers gives ""to add to a... fund, etc." as one definition of "contribute"; by extension, paying towards a debt would be contributing towards it.
| Thanks. I DID guess this. However, do you think there are any dictionaries that define this word in such a way? |
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Daryo
: exactly - no matter whatever dictionary says or not. Living language counts, not "cemeteries of language past" (OK, that was on purpose over the top - some dictionaries are really good)
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, synonym: ante up https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ante--up
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AllegroTrans
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Edith Kelly
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