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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•count•a•ble /əˈkaʊntəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - answerable (to); responsible (for):[be + ~ + to/for + object]I am accountable to my supervisor. I am accountable for my own work.
- [ be + ~] able to be explained:His actions were not believably accountable.
ac•count•a•bil•i•ty /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]ac•count•a•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•count•a•ble (ə koun′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something;
responsible; answerable. - capable of being explained;
explicable; explainable.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see account, -able
ac•count′a•ble•ness, n. ac•count′a•bly, adv. |