attribution
gb/ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/ us/ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
C1
English
forrásmegjelölés, tulajdonítás, attribúció, marketingattribúció
NOUN
C1
1
Usage pattern:
attribution to [someone/something]; [use/share/quote something] with attribution
You can reuse the photo for free, but the license requires attribution.
A fotót ingyen újra felhasználhatod, de a licenc előírja a forrásmegjelölést.
The article included clear attribution for every statistic.
A cikk minden statisztikánál egyértelműen megjelölte a forrást.
Please give attribution to the original designer when you share the template.
Learner examples
The picture is free to use with attribution.
A kép szabadon felhasználható forrásmegjelöléssel.
Always include attribution when you copy a chart from another website.
Mindig tüntesd fel a forrást, amikor egy másik weboldalról másolsz át egy diagramot.
Common mistake:
Attribution is not the same as permission; you may need permission even if you give credit.
Meaning
crediting a source
Collocations
proper attribution
|clear attribution
|source attribution
|photo attribution
|image attribution
|author attribution
|attribution required
|give attribution
|provide attribution
|attribution line
Synonyms
credit (more common and less formal, especially for naming the creator)
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acknowledgment (emphasizes publicly recognizing help or a source)
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citation (usually refers to a formal reference to a source, especially in academic writing)
Antonyms
plagiarism (using someone else's work or ideas without proper credit)
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anonymity (the creator or source is not named)
Themes
writing_media
|publishing
|digital_content
|education
Definition
Giving the name of the person or source that made or provided something.
The act of naming or giving credit to the person, organization, or source that created, supplied, or said something.
NOUN
C1
2
tulajdonítás
C1
Usage pattern:
attribution of [something] to [someone/something]
The report's attribution of the outage to human error was later challenged.
A jelentésben a leállást emberi hibának tulajdonították, ezt később vitatták.
There is growing attribution of extreme heat events to climate change.
Egyre többen tulajdonítják a szélsőséges hőhullámokat az éghajlatváltozásnak.
Her attribution of his silence to anger turned out to be wrong.
Learner examples
His attribution of the mistake to me was unfair.
Igazságtalan volt, hogy nekem tulajdonította a hibát.
The doctor questioned the attribution of the symptoms to stress.
Az orvos megkérdőjelezte, hogy a tünetek valóban a stressznek tudhatók-e be.
Common mistake:
The usual preposition is to: attribution of the problem to human error, not attribution on human error.
Meaning
assigning cause or responsibility
Collocations
causal attribution
|attribution of blame
|attribution of responsibility
|attribution of success
|attribution to stress
|attribution to human error
|correct attribution
|wrong attribution
|false attribution
|misleading attribution
Synonyms
ascription (more formal; the act of assigning a quality, cause, or origin)
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assignment (broader; does not always involve explaining a cause)
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explanation (focuses on the reason given rather than the act of assigning it)
Antonyms
denial (rejects the claimed cause or connection)
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exoneration (removes blame or responsibility from someone)
Themes
reasoning
|responsibility
|communication
|analysis
Definition
Saying that a person, thing, or situation is the cause or source of something.
The act of explaining something as caused by, connected with, or belonging to a particular person, thing, or factor.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
3
attribúció
C2
Usage pattern:
attribution to [internal/external] causes; make an attribution about [someone/something]
In social psychology, attribution affects how we judge other people's actions.
A szociálpszichológiában az attribúció befolyásolja, hogyan ítéljük meg mások cselekedeteit.
A student with a negative attribution style may blame failure on a lack of ability.
Egy negatív attribúciós stílusú diák a kudarcot a képességek hiányának tulajdoníthatja.
The experiment tested whether participants made internal or external attributions.
Learner examples
She made an internal attribution: she thought he was lazy.
Belső attribúciót alkalmazott: azt gondolta, hogy lusta.
The class studied how attribution changes our opinions of other people.
Az órán azt tanulmányozták, hogyan változtatja meg az attribúció a másokról alkotott véleményünket.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse attribution in psychology with giving credit for a source; here it means explaining causes of behavior or events.
Meaning
psychological cause inference
Collocations
internal attribution
|external attribution
|causal attribution
|attribution process
|attribution bias
|attribution style
|situational attribution
|dispositional attribution
|stable attribution
|make an attribution
Synonyms
causal inference (more technical; emphasizes reasoning about cause)
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interpretation (broader; can mean any explanation of meaning or behavior)
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explanation (more general and less psychological)
Antonyms
suspension of judgment (choosing not to decide what caused something)
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observation (noticing behavior without explaining its cause)
Themes
psychology
|behavior
|education
|social_science
Definition
A psychological explanation people make about why someone acted in a certain way or why something happened.
In psychology, the mental process of explaining someone's behavior or an event by referring to personal traits, situations, intentions, or other causes.
NOUN
C1
BUSINESS
4
Usage pattern:
attribution for [a conversion/sale]; [channel/ad] attribution
The team changed its attribution method after seeing that search ads were getting too much credit.
A csapat megváltoztatta az attribúciós módszerét, miután látta, hogy a keresési hirdetéseknek túl sok konverziót írnak jóvá.
Mobile attribution helps marketers understand which campaign drove an app install.
A mobilattribúció segít a marketingszakembereknek megérteni, melyik kampány eredményezett egy alkalmazástelepítést.
Privacy changes have made ad attribution harder.
Learner examples
The company uses attribution to see which ads lead to sales.
A vállalat marketingattribúciót használ annak megállapítására, mely hirdetések vezetnek eladásokhoz.
Good attribution helps the team spend its ad budget wisely.
A jó attribúció segít a csapatnak okosan elkölteni a hirdetési költségvetést.
Common mistake:
In marketing, attribution is about assigning credit for conversions, not simply naming a source.
Meaning
marketing credit assignment
Collocations
marketing attribution
|digital attribution
|conversion attribution
|multi-touch attribution
|last-click attribution
|attribution model
|attribution window
|attribution data
|attribution platform
|cross-channel attribution
Synonyms
conversion tracking (related, but focuses more on recording conversions than assigning credit)
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credit assignment (more general and descriptive)
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marketing measurement (broader; includes many kinds of performance analysis)
Antonyms
unattributed traffic (visits or conversions that cannot be assigned to a known source)
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dark traffic (traffic whose origin is unclear or hidden in analytics)
Themes
marketing
|business
|analytics
|advertising
|ecommerce
Definition
Measuring which marketing activity helped cause a customer action, such as a sale or sign-up.
In marketing and analytics, the process of deciding which ads, channels, or customer interactions should receive credit for a sale, sign-up, or other conversion.
Grammar
Dictionary form
attribution
IPA
GB/ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
US/ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
Syllables & stress
at - tri - bu - tion (4 syllables)
Stress on 3rd syllable (bu)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: attribution
- Plural: attribution, attributions
Expressions
attribution model
1/ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən mˈɑdəl/
fixed phrase
business
conversion credit rule
A marketing rule for deciding which ad or channel gets credit for a sale or sign-up.
Examples
- Their attribution model gave most of the credit to the first website visit.
- A simple attribution model may miss the value of early brand advertising.
- The analytics team compared several attribution models before changing the dashboard.
Learner examples
- The store uses an attribution model to measure online ads.
- A better attribution model showed that email helped many sales.
attribution theory
1/ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən θˈiɚi/
fixed phrase
technical
theory of causal explanation
A psychology theory about how people decide why things happen or why people behave as they do.
Examples
- Attribution theory helps explain why people blame individuals rather than situations.
- The course introduced attribution theory before discussing social judgment.
- According to attribution theory, people often look for causes that feel stable and understandable.
Learner examples
- We studied attribution theory in psychology class.
- Attribution theory explains how people decide why someone acted a certain way.
fundamental attribution error
1/fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən ˈɛɹɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
overblaming personality traits
The mistake of thinking a person's behavior is caused by their personality while ignoring the situation.
Examples
- Calling the cashier rude without considering the long shift may be a fundamental attribution error.
- The study showed how easily participants committed the fundamental attribution error.
- Managers can make the fundamental attribution error when they blame poor performance on attitude instead of workload.
Learner examples
- I made the fundamental attribution error when I assumed he was careless.
- The delay was not her fault, so blaming her was a fundamental attribution error.
last-click attribution
1/lˈæst klˈɪk ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
business
credit to final click
A method that counts only the last ad, link, or interaction before a customer buys or signs up.
Examples
- Under last-click attribution, the search ad received full credit for the purchase.
- The company moved away from last-click attribution because it undervalued social media campaigns.
- Last-click attribution is easy to understand but often too simple.
Learner examples
- Last-click attribution gave all credit to the final ad.
- The team stopped using last-click attribution for complex sales.
multi-touch attribution
1/mˈʌlti tˈʌt͡ʃ ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
business
credit across touchpoints
A method that gives some credit to several marketing steps that helped lead to a sale or sign-up.
Examples
- Multi-touch attribution showed that display ads helped customers long before they searched for the brand.
- The startup adopted multi-touch attribution to better understand its customer journey.
- Good multi-touch attribution requires reliable data across channels.
Learner examples
- Multi-touch attribution gives credit to more than one ad.
- The company used multi-touch attribution to see the full customer journey.
not for attribution
1/nˈɑt fɚ ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
source not to be named
The information can be reported, but the person's name should not be given.
Examples
- The aide said the briefing was not for attribution.
- Several officials, speaking not for attribution, confirmed that talks had resumed.
- The reporter could use the background details, but they were not for attribution.
Learner examples
- The source gave the comment not for attribution.
- The journalist did not print the official's name because the comment was not for attribution.
with attribution
1/wˈɪθ ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
with the source named
With credit given to the person or source.
Examples
- The data is available for public use with attribution.
- You may quote the report with attribution to the research team.
- The journalist agreed to use the information with attribution to a senior official.
Learner examples
- You can share the image with attribution.
- Use the text with attribution to the author.
without attribution
1/wɪðˈaʊt ˌætɹɪbjˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
with no source named
Without saying who created or provided something.
Examples
- The blog copied several paragraphs without attribution.
- The official spoke without attribution because the policy had not been announced.
- Images from the archive may not be reused without attribution.
Learner examples
- Do not use her photo without attribution.
- The quote appeared without attribution.