accountable

Etymology

* First attested around 1400. * account + -able

adj

  1. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
    Every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
    You will be held accountable for your misdemeanors.
    "Because the railway is economically and socially vital, it receives large amounts of public money and must therefore ultimately be accountable to government. … April 22 2020, Philip Haigh, “Labour's blueprint for the future of Britain's railways”, in Rail, page 28
  2. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
  3. Liable to be called on to render an account.
  4. (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
    True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. 1703, Benjamin Whichcote, Moral and Religious Aphorisms

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