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Accountability

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.

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Responsibility 76% connected

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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Accountable 74% connected

Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Accountable 74% connected

Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Answerableness 92% connected

The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Delegation noun · 80% connection

The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.

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Direction noun · 80% connection

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the dire…

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Influence noun · 80% connection

A flowing in or upon; influx.

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Vision verb · 80% connection

The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.

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Accomplishment noun · 78% connection

the action of accomplishing something

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Achievement noun · 78% connection

the action of accomplishing something

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Answerability noun · 78% connection

responsibility to someone or for some activity

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Attainment noun · 78% connection

arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"

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Education noun · 78% connection

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

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Financing noun · 78% connection

the act of financing

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Funding noun · 78% connection

the act of financing

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Inspection noun · 78% connection

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the ele…

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Accomptable adjective · 78% connection

See Accountable.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Account verb · 78% connection

To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Account payable noun · 78% connection

a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and pay…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Accountable ness noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.

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Accountably adverb · 78% connection

In an accountable manner.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Accountant noun · 78% connection

One who renders account; one accountable.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Allocation noun · 78% connection

The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Amenable adjective · 78% connection

Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.

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Answer verb · 78% connection

To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer for the money intr…

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Answerable adjective · 78% connection

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Audit adjective · 78% connection

The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.

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Balance noun · 78% connection

An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on ei…

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Charge verb · 78% connection

To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit, as, to charge one with goods. Also, to enter upon the debit side of an accou…

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Collimate verb · 78% connection

To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Comptible verb · 78% connection

Accountable; responsible; sensitive.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: accountable, liability, called, render, account.
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Control noun · 78% connection

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Credit noun · 78% connection

The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of…

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Debit noun · 78% connection

A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.

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