attributable
adjective
uk/əˈtrɪbjətəbl/ usbe attributable to sth
caused by something:
This growth is attributable to many factors.
The increase in sales is largely attributable to the fact that the product has come down in price.
ACCOUNTING
if costs are attributable to a particular thing, they are spent on that thing:
35% of this cost is attributable to salaries.
attributable to shareholders
ACCOUNTING
if a company's profits or losses are attributable to shareholders, the profits belong to them or the losses are owed by them:
All gains and losses attributable to shareholders should be reported in the single statement.
if a comment, statement, etc. is attributable, people know who said it or who is responsible for the information in it:
None of four stockbrokers contacted would offer attributable comment on the fine.
Briefings to the media must be open and attributable.