traceable

adjective

trace·​able ˈtrā-sə-bəl 

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

Mexico’s government estimates that 70% to 90% of traceable guns used in crimes seized in the country come from the United States. —Topher L. McDougal, The Conversation, 20 May 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1