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responsibilities

[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee] Example Sentences Origin

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty

[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or fact of being responsible.
2.
an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
3.
a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority.
4.
a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents.
5.
reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments.
6.
on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.

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Responsibilities is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1780–90; respons(ible) + -ibility

non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural -ties.
pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural -ties.
self-re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun
su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural -ties.


1. answerability, accountability.

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  • Judges find that some states are failing to meet their responsibilities as they try to close spending gaps.
  • Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:.
  • Brazil has never been in a better position to meet the challenges ahead and is fully aware of its growing global responsibilities.
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Word Origin & History

responsibility
"condition of being responsible," 1787, from responsible + -ity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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