accountable

== English == === Etymology === From account +‎ -able. First attested around 1400. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ === Adjective === accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable) Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds). Liable to be called on to render an account. (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable. ==== Synonyms ==== amenable, responsible, liable, answerable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === hold to account === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “accountable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “accountable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.