noun

• 1A charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation.

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  • ‘there are grounds for inquiring into the imputations of misconduct against him’

  1. 1.1Theology mass noun The action or process of ascribing righteousness, guilt, etc. to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another.
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     • ‘the writings of the apostles tell us that imputation of the righteousness of Christ is given to us if we receive Christ’

• 2Finance
  mass noun The assignment of a value to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes.

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  • ‘the imputation of interest will increase her taxable income’