2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as,
the resonsibilities of power.
[1913 Webster]
3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
responsibility — re‧spon‧si‧bil‧i‧ty [rɪˌspɒnsˈbɪlti ǁ rɪˌspɑːn ] noun 1. [uncountable] when someone is officially in charge of something and has to make decisions about it: responsibility for • In his new post, he will assume responsibility for all the company … Financial and business terms
Responsibility — may refer to:* Responsibility assumption, in spirituality and personal growth * Cabinet collective responsibility, a constitutional convention in governments using the Westminster System * Collective responsibility (doctrine), a doctrine that… … Wikipedia
responsibility — I (accountability) noun accountableness, amenability, answerability, bounden duty, boundness, burden, chargeability, commitment, compulsion, culpability, duty, encumbrance, engagement, imperative duty, liability, obligation, obligatoriness,… … Law dictionary
responsibility — [n1] accountability, blame albatross*, amenability, answerability, authority, boundness, burden, care, charge, constraint, contract, culpability, duty, encumbrance, engagement, fault, guilt, holding the bag*, importance, incubus, incumbency,… … New thesaurus
responsibility — condition of being responsible, 1787, from RESPONSIBLE (Cf. responsible) + ITY (Cf. ity). Related: Responsibilities … Etymology dictionary
responsibility — ► NOUN (pl. responsibilities) 1) the state or fact of being responsible. 2) the opportunity or ability to act independently and take decisions without authorization. 3) a thing which one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal… … English terms dictionary
responsibility — [ri spän΄sə bil′ə tē] n. pl. responsibilities 1. condition, quality, fact, or instance of being responsible; obligation, accountability, dependability, etc. 2. a thing or person that one is responsible for … English World dictionary
responsibility — n. accountability obligation 1) to accept, assume, shoulder, take, take on (a) responsibility 2) to bear, exercise; share (the) responsibility 3) to dodge, evade, shirk responsibility 4) an awesome; clear; grave, great, heavy, terrible (colloq.)… … Combinatory dictionary
responsibility — noun 1 being responsible ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ awesome, big, enormous, grave, great, heavy … Collocations dictionary
responsibility */*/*/ — UK [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətɪ] noun Word forms responsibility : singular responsibility plural responsibilities Get it right: responsibility: Notice the spelling of responsibility, which is spelled with an i , not an a : Wrong:… … English dictionary
