attribute (noun)
1attribute — 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 …
2attribute — noun /ˈætrəbjut / (say atruhbyooht) 1. something attributed as belonging; a quality, character, characteristic, or property: wisdom is one of his attributes. 2. Grammar a. a word or phrase grammatically subordinate to another, serving to limit… …
3attribute — ► VERB (attribute to) ▪ regard as belonging to or being caused by. ► NOUN 1) a characteristic or inherent quality or feature. 2) an object that represents a person, status, or office. DERIVATIVES attributable adjective attribution noun …
4attribute — attributes, attributing, attributed (The verb is pronounced [[t]ətrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱trɪbjuːt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation. [V …
5Attribute — The word attribute can refer to:* In philosophy, property, an abstraction of a characteristic of an entity or substance * In art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints see emblem * In social… …
6attribute — I UK [əˈtrɪbjuːt] / US [əˈtrɪˌbjut] verb Word forms attribute : present tense I/you/we/they attribute he/she/it attributes present participle attributing past tense attributed past participle attributed ** Phrasal verbs: attribute to II UK… …
7attribute — at|trib|ute1 [ ə trı,bjut ] verb ** at tribute ,to phrasal verb transitive 1. ) attribute something to someone/something to believe that something is the result of a particular situation, event, or person s actions: Her teachers attributed her… …
8attribute — 1. noun /ˈætrɪbjuːt,ˈætrɪbjut,æˈtrɪbjuːt,æˈtrɪbjut/ a) A characteristic or quality of a thing. His finest attribute is his kindness. b) A word that qualifies a noun. In the clause My jacket is more expensive than yours , My is the attribute of… …
9attribute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, great, key, main ▪ defining, distinguishing, essential, necessary ▪ …
10attribute — verb ə trɪbju:t (attribute something to) regard something as belonging to or being caused by. noun atrɪbju:t 1》 a quality or feature regarded as characteristic or inherent. 2》 a material object recognized as representative of a person, status, or …
