The phrase "applaud the contribution" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing appreciation or recognition for someone's input or effort in a particular context, such as a meeting or a report.
Example: "We would like to applaud the contribution of all team members who worked tirelessly on this project."
Alternatives: "commend the effort" or "appreciate the input".
BILL CORR Deputy Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services Washington, Aug. 24, 2013 To the Editor: I applaud the contributions in tobacco control by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and President Obama.
But rather than sneering at towns such as Luton, we should be applauding the contribution that crap towns have made to all our lives.
Planned Parenthood released a statement applauding the contributions of Ms. Brinker and Ms. Thompson to breast cancer research and said it was "proud" to continue to work with Komen.
Mrs. Clinton praised Korean-Americans for their educational achievements, noted her support for a federal hate crimes law and applauded the contributions of immigrants to New York, pointing to a recent study that concluded that 40percentt of all New York City residents today were born outside the country.
ROBERT DAVIS San Francisco To the Editor: It seemed more than a little insensitive to run a half-page photo of Raymond Carver with Tess Gallagher, his second wife, to accompany a review that devoted a significant amount of space to applauding the contributions of Carver's first wife, Maryann Burk Carver.
We applauded the contributions.
Pitchfork Media's Ryan Dombal reported that Minaj gave the verse of her life, and applauded the contributions by Ross, who added a "hallucinatory tone" to the song.
The album was well received by critics such as Kero Hazel of Square Enix Music Online, who noted that the synthesizer effects tied the music back stylistically to that of the original game, and applauded the contributions by both composers.
I applaud the effort and contribute to it myself in keynotes, contributions and writings on the issue.
"The board and the school applaud the establishment of such entities and will help disseminate information about how to make contributions or request help," he said.
