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reputable

[rep-yuh-tuh-buhl]

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adjective

held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.

considered to be good or acceptable usage; standard: reputable speech.

Origin:
1605–15; repute + -able

Related forms

rep·u·ta·bil·i·ty, rep·u·ta·ble·ness, noun

rep·u·ta·bly, adverb

non·rep·ut·a·ble, adjective

non·rep·ut·a·b·ly, adverb

sub·rep·u·ta·ble, adjective

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sub·rep·u·ta·b·ly, adverb

un·rep·u·ta·ble, adjective

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Example Sentences

No reputable economic theory justifies this bleeding.

The reputable parts of the industry are at the forefront of much technological and organizational innovation.

It has since mutated into an annual ordeal for reputable universities.

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No reputable economic theory justifies this bleeding.

The reputable parts of the industry are at the forefront of much technological and organizational innovation.

It has since mutated into an annual ordeal for reputable universities.

Many reputable breeders are now using genetic tests to ensure they produce animals free from diseases that muddy their breed.

Honest, reputable and good businessmen will have nothing to do with money laundering.

Contact a museum or reputable antique dealer about it.

Stacey was emphatic that she had actually been told this by a reputable professor.

For a half-century, reputable historians have misstated the.

The only real distinctions are between reputable schools and those that are not.

All reputable studies show that eating less and exercising reduces weight.

Reputable recyclers will properly scrap unusable electronics, though they sometimes charge a small fee.

No reputable medical marijuana supplier deals to kids.

Older, experienced business people hired by young entrepreneurial firms looking to appear more reputable and established.

Thank goodness our wise leaders went to reputable schools.

To be an accounting student at a reputable school is to have a good job waiting.

There's a well-maintained garden and reputable on-site restaurant.

But make my day, let's see it peer reviewed in reputable journal.

So long as you're dealing with a reputable company, that is.

The furnace was installed by a reputable contractor.

Reputable newspapers would do well to avoid loaded words altogether.

Purchase organic ingredients at reputable health food stores and mail order companies.

If you want to convince the world of your invention, publish it in a reputable physics journal.

So find a reputable organization that will get the laptop into needy hands.

That's way less than any level of certainty required by any reputable scientific journal.

It attracts freebooters and diamond smugglers, but not many reputable businesses.

Overall this is a great jacket from a reputable and proven company.

Look at the peer reviewed articles in reputable journals.

But she had been tested, apparently of her own volition, by a reputable chemist who pronounced her disease-free.

Then, she was offered a chance to work on commission with a reputable non-profit organization under a perfectly fair contract.

That's what you get when a reputable magazine starts to outsource its editing staff.

Sometimes it's contacting a journalist at the local newspaper or through a reputable local travel office.

Just make sure it's from a reputable manufacturer and has all the nutrients they need.

Be brief and provide links to reputable sources that have accurate data.

Reading carefully the letter of the deans, they have encouraged evaluation and accountability by reputable research organizations.

The removal of fee caps allows reputable universities to extract an economic rent on the status conferred by their qualifications.

Red worms from reputable suppliers produce the best results.

At one time it was probably a reputable publication, not the propaganda wing for a cause.

Lower priced netbooks have nearly identical specs, so stick with a reputable brand.

Buy from a reputable beekeeper to avoid getting diseased equipment or sick bees.

Policy dictates that the bargain be offered by a reputable merchant, and it must be the lowest price the site knows.

Reputable down-town merchants, contractors, and mendicants.

And among the many reputable schools, of course, there are rankings and such.

One of his special creations is a useless imitation of a reputable heart stimulant, widely used by doctors in serious cases.

All reputable schools expect a year of calculus and a couple terms of stats, at a bare minimum.

Casinos are owned by reputable corporations these days.

Offset the carbon you use when flying by donating money to reputable carbon-reduction projects.

First, she would pay a reputable judging organization to decide the potential correctness of her theory.

Anyone reputable will also recommend books and give advice".

Thailand's ethically reputable generals made tremendous amounts of money through this arrangement.

No reputable scientist has challenged that conclusion.

Troubled by the ethics of his profession, he contemplates finding a more reputable line of work.

The lecturers they select are certainly highly reputable.

There are many reputable sites out there that explain this in great detail.

But more recently, it's served less reputable purposes.

Consumers who buy caviar from a reputable dealer should not be concerned about quality.

Every reputable economist has said fixing the debt requires cuts and tax increases.

Reputable agencies bring all the parties together and bind them under a clear legal arrangement before the process even starts.

Recently a reputable polling firm asked some parents and students for their opinion of what college was currently costing them.

Bush travel is a calculated risk, and reputable outfitters.

So a full biography of him by a reputable writer ought to be fascinating and enlightening.

He used a reputable real estate agency to find the apartment and signed a one-year lease.

Also, make sure to publish your research results in reputable and internationally referreed journals.

If you can show this via a reputable source, then fine–I'll listen.

But hiring a professional is expensive, and you must find a reputable firm to do the job.

His research on primates has been vetted by his peers and reputable journals.

No reputable scientist has ever had an unkind word to say about fruits, vegetables or whole grains.

My suggestion is to make contact with a reputable local temp agency, if there is one.

In a time when many millions of dollars are flooding offshore daily, it is the reputable centers that tend to get the business.

But breeders say buyers would have fewer problems if they bought from reputable sellers and knew what they were getting into.

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World English Dictionary

reputable (ˈrɛpjʊtəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	having a good reputation; honoured, trustworthy, or respectable
2.	(of words) acceptable as good usage; standard

reputa'bility

—n

'reputably

—*adv*

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