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re⋅spon⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty
[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee] 
səˈbɪl
–noun, plural -ties.
—Idiom| 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, esp. 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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| re·spon·si·bil·i·ty (rĭ-spŏn'sə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n. pl. re·spon·si·bil·i·ties
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Responsibility
Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.; pl. -ties (-t?z). [Cf. F. responsabilit['e].]1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation. 2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power. 3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
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Language Translation for : responsibility
Spanish:
responsabilidad,
German:
die Verantwortung,
Japanese:
義務
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