reportable

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparableformal

   Must be officially told to an authority or organization.

   Grammar: Used after a linking verb or before a noun: the disease is reportable / a reportable disease.

   Patterns

   • be reportable to someone
   • a reportable disease
   • a reportable incident

   In many countries, measles is a reportable disease.

   Any accident involving injury is reportable to the safety board.

2. 2adjectivenot comparable

   Important or serious enough to be mentioned in an official report.

   Grammar: Often used in negative sentences: not reportable.

   Patterns

   • be reportable
   • not reportable

   The damage was minor and not reportable.

   Only errors above a certain amount are reportable.

Common combinations

reportable disease

Tuberculosis is a reportable disease in most states.

reportable incident

The company must log every reportable incident.

reportable to

The problem is reportable to the local health department.

Synonyms and how they differ

notifiable

Very close in meaning, but used especially in British English for diseases that must be reported.

disclosable

Focuses on information that must be shared, often in financial or legal contexts.

Opposites

Word family

report verb

To give a formal account of something.

reporting noun

The act of giving official information about something.

Commonly confused: reportable or reputable?

Practice

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