accountable
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʌˈkaʊntəbl̩/, SAMPA: /V"kaUnt@b@l/
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[edit] Adjective
accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable)
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- Having accountability (individuals have accountability).
- Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).
- Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable;
- Every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
- Being answerable for.
- Being liable for.
- (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable.
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- True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. - Benjamin Whichcote
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- (Documents): Items such as airline tickets, whose issue must be recorded by the issuing authority and matched up again after use.
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Having accountability
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Requiring accountability
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Liable to be called on to render an account
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Capable of being accounted for; explicable
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Items such as airline tickets, whose issue must be recorded by the issuing authority and matched up again after use
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