traceable

adjective

trace·​able ˈtrā-sə-bəl How to pronounce traceable (audio)
1
: capable of being traced
a traceable phone call
2
: suitable or of a kind to be attributed to something specified : due
used with to
… perhaps 35 percent of cancer cases in the U.S. are traceable to dietary factors.Gary Blonston

Examples of traceable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Assault weapons or ghost guns, which are firearms with no traceable serial number, earned a $200 gift card. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024 Wade’s touch as a producer and songwriter is traceable across their entire discography, including Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – the only rap album to ever win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2024 The bulk of his traceable net worth comes from $1.2 billion invested in a set of venture capital funds with variations on the name Hydrazine Capital, according to regulatory filings and Bloomberg estimates. Annie Massa, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024 Indeed, the program today faces important funding problems, many of them traceable to Roosevelt’s insistence on a payroll tax. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Its founders strove to create a satisfying experience with specialty-level blends made with beans sourced in a traceable manner. Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024 The hotel worker was discovered due to using a traceable key card to enter her room, and was arrested, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024 The Biden administration made a point of ending family detention, instead releasing families with ankle bracelets and traceable cellphones. Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Countries must help smaller farmers by building national systems ensure their exports are traceable. Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of traceable was in 1646

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“Traceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traceable. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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