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单词 accountment
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accountmentn.

Brit. /əˈkaʊntm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈkaʊntmənt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: account v., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < account v. + -ment suffix.
rare.
The process or work of accounting or reckoning for something; responsibility. Also: the manner in which something is accounted for; an instance of accounting.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [noun] > fact of being responsible, answerable, or liable
accounta1393
respondence1586
accountableness1625
accountability1750
answerability1769
amenability1789
liability1794
answerableness1813
accountment1857
1857 C. Heavysege Saul iii. v. 291 On Samuel may the feud's accountment fall, And th' blood's upon the fiend that stirred my gall.
1913 Irish Monthly 41 275 He was..not at all satisfied with the accountment for her absences.
1961 Progress-index (Petersburg, Va.) 4 June 22/4 The library officially closed May 28th, but this does not mean that work has ceased. On the contrary, inventory and other accountments must be made.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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