attribution

n.

1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art.
2. Something, such as a quality or characteristic, that is related to a particular possessor; an attribute.

attributional at'tri·bu'tion·al adj.

Used in situations where the tax law assigns to one taxpayer the ownership interest of another taxpayer; also called constructive ownership. For example, under the law a father is considered to own constructively all stock actually owned by his son.

noun

The act of attributing: ascription, assignment, credit, imputation. See give/take/reciprocity.

1. The act of assigning a cause for an event or behaviour, such as the outcome of a sport performance, to oneself or others. See attribution theory, locus of control.

2. See variable.

IN BRIEF: The act of attaching a quality to a person or thing.

George was embarrassed by Claire's attribution of his kindness.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilskrivelse, tillæggelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
toeschrijving (aan), toekenning

Français (French)
n. - attribution

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anrechnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόδοση, πρόσδοση, αρμοδιότητα, ιδιότητα

Italiano (Italian)
attribuzione, imputazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imputação (f), privilégio (m)

Русский (Russian)
приписывание, отнесение

Español (Spanish)
n. - atribución, atributo, cualidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillskrivning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
归因

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 歸因

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돌리기, 속성, 지권

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 帰すること, 属性, 帰属

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عزو, نسبه, صفه معزوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ייחוס, תכונה‬

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