A Word A Day : accountable





Thursday, 5th June 2008 : Today's Word is ...





accountable :




Definition :


adjective :

1. subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.

2. capable of being explained; explicable; explainable.



Related Forms :

accountability : noun



usage :


  • an accountable phenomenon

  • Governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves.

  • They are fully accountable for what they did.


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