accountable

ac·count·a·ble

A0044200 (ə-koun′tə-bəl)adj.1. Expected or required to account for one's actions; answerable. See Synonyms at responsible.2. Capable of being explained: an accountable phenomenon.

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ac·count′a·bil′i·ty, ac·count′a·ble·ness n.ac·count′a·bly adv.

accountable

(əˈkaʊntəbəl) adj1. responsible to someone or for some action; answerable2. able to be explained acˌcountaˈbility n acˈcountably adv

ac•count•a•ble

(əˈkaʊn tə bəl)

adj. 1. subject to the obligation to report or justify something; responsible; answerable. 2. capable of being explained; explicable. [1375–1425] ac•count′a•bly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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accountable - 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's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

accountable

adjective answerable, subject, responsible, obliged, liable, amenable, obligated, chargeable The major industries should be accountable to their customers.

accountable

adjective1. Legally obligated:amenable, answerable, liable, responsible.2. Capable of being explained or accounted for:decipherable, explainable, explicable, illustratable, interpretable.

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