reportable

adjective

re·​port·​able ri-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl How to pronounce reportable (audio)
1
: worth reporting
reportable news
2
: required by law to be reported
reportable income
reportable diseases

Examples of reportable in a Sentence

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Detailed wage reports from the California Employment Development Department for the seven employees who perished show no reportable income from Devastating Pyrotechnics, despite several of the men having been associated with the company for years. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026 The virus is not reportable in North Carolina, meaning individual cases are not tracked by health departments. Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 If the transaction is not a reportable transfer or there is another reporting person as defined in the statute, the board of directors of a residential cooperative or condominium association will not be required to report to FinCEN themselves or take any action under the new rule. Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 And electronic health record vendors — whose systems already flag reportable diseases across hospitals serving most Americans — could aggregate anonymized trend data with minimal development. Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reportable

Word History

First Known Use

1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reportable was in 1518

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“Reportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reportable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

reportable

adjective
re·​port·​able -ˈpōrt-ə-bəl How to pronounce reportable (audio)
-ˈpȯrt-
1
: worth reporting
a reportable development
2
: required by law to be reported
reportable income

Medical Definition

reportable

adjective
re·​port·​able ri-ˈpōrt-ə-bəl, -ˈpȯrt- How to pronounce reportable (audio)
: required by law to be reported
reportable diseases

Legal Definition

reportable

adjective
re·​port·​able
: required by law to be reported
reportable income
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