accountable

[ uh-koun-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.

  2. capable of being explained; explicable; explainable.

Origin of accountable

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; account + -able

Other words from accountable

  • ac·count·a·ble·ness, noun
  • ac·count·a·bly, adverb
  • non·ac·count·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for accountable

accountable

/ (əˈkaʊntəbəl) /


adjective
  1. responsible to someone or for some action; answerable

  2. able to be explained

Derived forms of accountable

  • accountability, noun
  • accountably, adverb

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