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accountable

ac·coun·table

UK/əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ US/ʌˈkaʊnʌbʌl/ fairly common formal

adjective

1.

liable to account for one''s actions

  • “governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves”
  • “fully accountable for what they did”
  • “the court held the parents answerable for their minor child”
  • “;”
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Origin

From account + -able. First attested around 1400.

Phrases

  • accountable depot
  • accountable disbursing officer
  • accountable mail
  • accountable officer
  • hold to account

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