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impute im‧pute [ɪmˈpjuːt] verb [transitive]
1. LAW to suggest that someone or something is the cause of a particular situation, or is responsible for a particular action, especially something bad:
• The court ruled that the newspaper report did impute a criminal offense.
2. TAX STATISTICS to calculate the value of something which cannot easily be measured in the usual way by giving it a value based on similar things:
• The Inland Revenue imputes a set amount of taxable income according to the size of a company car's engine.
impute something to something
• CableWest imputes to its costs an amount for connection to its exchange.
3. be imputed to something TAX if the interest on a loan is imputed to the loan agreement, the interest is calculated at market rates, even though the actual rate of interest paid may be lower than the market rates
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impute UK US /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb [T]
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For purposes of the company's violations, the conduct of its officials and employees may be imputed to the firm.
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imputed costs/data/income
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The Treasury imputes a notional income from such interest-free loans of 8% a year.
Financial and business terms.
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impute — im·pute /im pyüt/ vt im·put·ed, im·put·ing 1: to consider or calculate as a value or cost (as for taxation); broadly: to reckon as an actual thing impute a benefit from the use of the car 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: to direct (payment) to… … Law dictionary
Impute — Im*pute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im in + putare to reckon, think. See {Putative}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To charge; to ascribe; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impute — ► VERB (usu. impute to) ▪ attribute (something, especially something bad) to someone. DERIVATIVES imputable adjective imputation noun. ORIGIN Latin imputare enter in the account … English terms dictionary
impute to — index blame Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
imputé — imputé, ée (in pu té, tée) part. passé d imputer. 1° Terme de finance. Appliqué à un certain objet, en parlant d une somme, d une valeur. 2° Fig. Action imputée, action dont nous avons la responsabilité en bien ou en mal. • Dans tous les… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
impute — (v.) early 15c., from O.Fr. imputer (14c.) and directly from L. imputare to reckon, make account of, charge, ascribe, from assimilated form of in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + putare reckon, clear up, trim, prune, settle (see PAVE (Cf. pave)) … Etymology dictionary
impute — attribute, *ascribe, assign, refer, credit, accredit, charge Analogous words: attach, *fasten, affix: *accuse, charge, indict: allege, advance, *adduce: intimate, insinuate, hint (see SUGGEST) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impute — [v] attribute accredit, accuse, adduce, ascribe, assign, blame, brand, censure, charge, credit, hang something on*, hint, indict, insinuate, intimate, lay, pin on*, refer, reference, stigmatize; concepts 44,49 Ant. defend, guard, help, protect … New thesaurus
imputé — Imputé, [imput]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
impute — [im pyo͞ot′] vt. imputed, imputing [ME imputen < OFr imputer < L imputare < in , in, to + putare, to estimate, think, orig., to prune, cleanse: see PURE] 1. to attribute (esp. a fault or misconduct) to another; charge with; ascribe 2.… … English World dictionary
