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ac·count·a·ble

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–adjective

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

2.	capable of being explained; explicable; explainable.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME; see account, -able

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—Related forms

ac·count·a·ble·ness, noun

ac·count·a·bly, adverb

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ac·count·a·ble Audio Help (ə-koun'tə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Liable to being called to account; answerable. See Synonyms at responsible.
That can be explained: an accountable phenomenon.

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

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accountable
adjective
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"

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Main Entry: ac·count·able
Pronunciation: &-'kaun-t&-b&l
Function: adjective
1 :

LIABLE

<accountable for the burglary>
2 : obliged to accept responsibility <the bank accountable for payment of the check>—ac·count·abil·i·ty /&-"kaun-t&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun

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Accountable

Ac*compt"a*ble\, a. See Accountable.

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