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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Accountability

/ək-oun'-təb-ĭlˌ-ĭt-ē/ · Ac·count·a·bil·i·ty · IPA /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
01 n. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perf…
  1. 1.
    The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.