accountable
adjetivoatestado nos diálogos
- //əˈkaʊntəbl̩//
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
adjetivo
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Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
Everyone is accountable to God for their conduct.
You will be held accountable for your misdemeanors.
"Because the railway is economically and socially vital, it receives large amounts of public money and must therefore ultimately be accountable to government. [...]
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Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
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Liable to be called on to render an account.
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raroCapable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege.
Etimologia
From account + -able. First attested around 1400.
Formas
- comparativo
- more accountable
- superlativo
- most accountable
accountable · Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountant · One who renders account; one accountable.accounting · The development and use of a system for recording and…accuracy · The state of being accurate; being free from error;…