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

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Companies can do this by providing features like audit trails and live sandbox views that create a live record for each prompt, turning a potentially opaque flow into something traceable. William Jones, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025 The brand’s marketing leans into this, foregrounding local manufacturing, traceable materials and craftsmanship. Kirsty McGregor, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025 Their research found that 64 percent of current dog breeds contain traceable wolf DNA from a few thousand years ago. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 Pay with traceable methods Never donate to an organization that asks for payment via a gift card or by wiring money. Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traceable

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 16 Dec. 2025.

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