impu'tation
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impute (ɪmˈpjuːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to attribute or ascribe (something dishonest or dishonourable, esp a criminal offence) to a person |
| 2. | to attribute to a source or cause: I impute your success to nepotism |
| 3. | commerce to give (a notional value) to goods or services when the real value is unknown |
| [C14: from Latin imputāre, from | |
| impu'tation | |
| —n | |
| im'putative | |
| —adj | |
| im'puter | |
| —n | |
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