accountability C2 Topic:Law & Government US /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #26891 Meanings 1 noun The state of being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to others. Voters are demanding greater accountability from their elected officials. 2 noun The duty to keep an accurate record of money, property, or documents in your care. Each officer has accountability for the equipment issued to them. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being... answerabilityresponsibility More accountableness Word family Forms accountabilities Derived forms accountabilibuddynonaccountabilityunaccountability Related forms responsibility Etymology AI details From accountable + -ity. Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # accountability **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 26891 ## Meanings 1. The state of being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to others. 2. The duty to keep an accurate record of money, property, or documents in your care. ## Examples - Voters are demanding greater accountability from their elected officials. - Each officer has accountability for the equipment issued to them. ## Synonyms - accountableness ## Derived Forms - accountabilibuddy - nonaccountability - unaccountability ## Related Forms - responsibility ## Etymology From accountable + -ity. ## AI Etymology Accountability is formed from accountable + -ity. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include the state of being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to others and the duty to keep an accurate record of money, property, or documents in your care. The wider family includes derived forms such as accountabilibuddy, nonaccountability, and unaccountability; related words such as responsibility. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown