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accountability
noun ac·count·abil·i·ty \ə-ˌkau̇n-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
Definition of ACCOUNTABILITY
: the quality or state of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions <public officials lacking accountability>
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First Known Use of ACCOUNTABILITY
1770
Rhymes with ACCOUNTABILITY
acceptability, accessibility, adaptability, adjustability, advisability, affordability, agreeability, attainability, availability, believability, compatibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, electability, eligibility, excitability, expendability, illegibility, immutability, implausibility, impossibility, improbability, incapability, infallibility, inflexibility, invisibility, manageability, marketability, measurability, navigability, permissibility, practicability, predictability, profitability, public utility, reliability, respectability, responsibility, reusability, separability, strict liability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, upward mobility, variability, vulnerability
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