- attribute to something
- attribute (something) to (something)
to say that one thing is the result of something else.
The company attributed its decline to some bad investments.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
attribute to something
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attribute — at‧tri‧bute [ˈætrɪbjuːt] noun [countable] 1. MARKETING a characteristic, feature, or quality of a product: • In selling cars, product quality and product attributes are complex. 2. STATISTICS a quality that people in a group either have or do not … Financial and business terms
attribute something to something — attribute (something) to (something) to say that one thing is the result of something else. The company attributed its decline to some bad investments … New idioms dictionary
attribute something to — attribute (something) to (something) to say that one thing is the result of something else. The company attributed its decline to some bad investments … New idioms dictionary
attribute something to someone — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
attribute something to — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
attribute to — attribute (something) to (something) to say that one thing is the result of something else. The company attributed its decline to some bad investments … New idioms dictionary
attribute to someone — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
attribute to — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
Attribute — At*trib ute ([a^]t tr[i^]*b[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attributing}.] [L. attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See {Tribute}.] To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attribute — attributable, adj. attributer, attributor, n. v. /euh trib yooht/; n. /a treuh byooht /, v., attributed, attributing, n. v.t. 1. to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually fol. by to): She… … Universalium
