imputed

[ im-pyoo-tid ]

/ ɪmˈpyu tɪd /

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adjective

estimated to have a certain cash value, although no money has been received or credited.

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Origin of imputed

First recorded in 1905–10; impute + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM imputed

un·im·put·ed, adjective

Words nearby imputed

impurity, imputable, imputation, imputation system, impute, imputed, imputrescible, impv., Imran Khan, Imroz, IMS

How to use imputed in a sentence

People on the left get this point when they scoff at the imputed Tea Party slogan, "Keep your government hands off my Medicare."
You Can't Wish Away the Facts About Immigration Amnesty|David Frum|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The double entendres turned on his physical doughiness as a metaphor for imputed political softness.
French President Francois Hollande’s Inability to Tie a Necktie Earns France’s Scorn|Tracy McNicoll|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the others, it is that righteousness imputed through grace to each believer.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
None of his sins, which he hath committed, shall be imputed to him: he hath done judgment and justice, he shall surely live.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

Rash and arrogant sayings were imputed to him, and perhaps invented for him.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
We have imputed to the Koran a great number of foolish things which it never contained.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
The king and his brother imputed the misfortune of their father, Charles I, to the want of a regular army.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

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