responsibility
[ ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee ]
/ rɪˌspɒn səˈbɪl ɪ ti /
noun, plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority.
a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents.
reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments.
Idioms for responsibility
on one's own responsibility,
on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.
Origin of responsibility
First recorded in 1780–90;
respons(ible) +
-ibility
SYNONYMS FOR responsibility
OTHER WORDS FROM responsibility
non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties. pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties. self-re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.Words nearby responsibility
response,
response generalization,
response time,
response variable,
responser,
responsibility,
responsible,
responsion,
responsive,
responsiveness,
responsor
Example sentences from the Web for responsibility
British Dictionary definitions for responsibility
responsibility
/ (rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the state or position of being responsible
a person or thing for which one is responsible
the ability or authority to act or decide on one's own, without supervision