reputable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   generally considered honest, reliable, and worthy of respect

   They hired a reputable contractor with a long record of reliable work.

Common collocations

• reputable business Adjective + noun

Formed from repute ("reputation or public estimation") and -able. Repute comes through French from Latin reputare, originally "to reckon or think over."

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