IMPUTATION


Meaning of IMPUTATION in English

ˌimpyəˈtāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin imputation-, imputatio, from Latin imputatus (past participle of imputare to impute) + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : the act of imputing: as

a. : attribution , ascription

the imputation of emotions, attitudes, and purposes as an explanation of overt behavior — Ernest Nagel

b. : accusation

if … told that we are wrong we resent the imputation — J.H.Robinson †1936

: insinuation

resented the imputation that he had any direct responsibility for what she wrote — Millicent Bell

c. : the theological attribution of sin or righteousness to one on account of another's sin or righteousness

2. : something imputed

3. : the determining of the significance usually to final profit of an element or factor or of each element or factor in a total industrial or merchandising process

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