accountable
IPA: ʌkˈaʊntʌbʌɫ
adjective
- 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.
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Examples of "accountable" in Sentences
- Can't anyone be held accountable from the mess the Bush regime left?
- The only way to keep education accountable is to keep it both understandable and flexible.
- God will ultimately hold McCain accountable for his partisan and prejudicial decisions steve poppitz
- We devised a bill that moved to universal coverage using what we called accountable health plans playing by national rules to ensure competition and choice.
- Telling some one about a weakness you have and asking them to keep you accountable is pretty much how I would describe stating your plans as a "dissatisfaction".
- The law encourages doctors and hospitals to join "accountable care organizations" that have financial incentives to limit unnecessary care; it beefs up "comparative effectiveness research" to weed out inefficient treatments; and it will eventually tax the most expensive insurance plans to restrain consumers 'superfluous use of health care.