accountable

ac-count-a-ble · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.

  2. 2.

    Able to be explained or understood.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hold accountable — To require someone to explain or take responsibility for their actions.
  • •
    be accountable — To bear responsibility for something.
  • •
    accountability — The quality or state of being accountable.

Related words

Antonyms: irresponsible, unaccountable
See also: account, accountability, answerable, responsible
Synonyms: answerable, liable, responsible

Etymology

From account + -able. "Account" is from Old French aconter ("to count, reckon"), from a- ("to") + conter ("to count"), from Latin computare ("to calculate").