imputed

Meanings

• Verb

  To put or charge (something) to someone's account.

  - "He was imputed with the cost of the damaged vase."
  - "The expenses were imputed to the department's budget."

• Verb

  To attribute or ascribe (something) to someone or something.

  - "The mistake was imputed to the new employee."
  - "The success of the project was imputed to the team leader."

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Synonyms

ascribe , assign , attribute , attribute , charge , imply , insinuate , consider , reckon , regard

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Variants

List of all variants of imputed that leads to same result
imputabilities , imputability , imputable , impute , imputed , imputes , imputing

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from Latin imputare, from in- 'in' + pungere 'prick' (because an account was 'pricked up' with charges).

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Trivia

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1. The word 'imputed' comes from the Latin word 'imputare', which means 'to prick in' or 'to mark'.

2. Imputed income is income that is not actually received but is included in a person's taxable income for tax purposes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Account: An account is a record of financial transactions or other transactions or events. Imputation is a process used to determine the amounts or values to be included in an account.

2. Attribution: Attribution is the process of assigning or attributing something to a particular person, source, or cause. Imputation is a specific type of attribution where the assignment is based on inference or assumption.

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Culture

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Imputed has been used in various contexts, including law and accounting, to denote the process of assigning responsibility or blame. In literature, the word has been used figuratively to describe the attribution of traits or characteristics to someone or something.

How to Memorize "imputed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of charging or assigning something to an account. Imagine a ledger or a record book where expenses or debts are being recorded.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'imputed' with the idea of assigning responsibility or blame. Think of someone being held accountable for an action or a mistake.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the etymology of the word - 'in-puncture' or 'in-prick' - to help remember the meaning of 'imputed' as 'to put a mark or charge on something'.

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