accountable
adjective
ac·count·able
ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl 
1
: subject to giving an account : answerable
held her accountable for the damage
2
: capable of being explained : explainable
… leaving aside variations accountable as printer's errors …—
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Examples of accountable in a Sentence
If anything goes wrong I will hold you personally accountable!
the owner was held accountable for his dog's biting of the child
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Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Holding team members accountable for core values in performance management and hiring for core values are also common ways to live them.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
In doing so, the FCC aimed to make ISPs accountable for outages, require more robust network security, protect fast speeds, and require greater protections for consumer data.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
Franklin, whose term ended Wednesday, has vowed to continue his fight as a private citizen, threatening to expose the claimed corruption and hold those responsible accountable.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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accountable
adjective
ac·count·able
ə-ˈkau̇nt-ə-bəl
1
: responsible for giving an account (as of one's acts)
will be held accountable
2
: capable of being accounted for : explainable
accountability
noun
-ˌkau̇nt-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
Legal Definition
accountable
adjective
ac·count·able
ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl
1
: liable
accountable for the burglary
2
: obliged to accept responsibility
the bank accountable for payment of the check
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