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accountableness

/əˈkaʊn.tə.bəl.nəs/ noun

The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.

Word Origin From account, Old French aconter 'to reckon' — from Latin computare 'to count together' (com- 'together' + putare 'to reckon, think'). Accountableness is the quality of being answerable, as if you must give a count of your actions. The root putare 'to think, reckon' gives us compute, computation, reputation (what people think of you), and even putative (thought to be). The breakdown account+able+ness shows the layers.

noun The quality or state of being accountable; accountability. countable

The new policy emphasizes personal accountableness for cybersecurity practices.

(名词) 可问责性；责任 【应负责任；可问责性】

新政策强调个人对网络安全实践的责任担当。

(sustantivo) responsabilidad; rendición de cuentas [La cualidad o estado de ser responsable; responsabilidad.]

La nueva política enfatiza la responsabilidad personal en las prácticas de ciberseguridad.

(nom) responsabilité; redevabilité; imputabilité [Qualité ou état de ce qui est responsable ; fait d'être redevable de ses actes ou décisions.]

La nouvelle politique souligne l'importance de la responsabilité personnelle en matière de cybersécurité.

(Substantiv) Verantwortlichkeit; Rechenschaftspflicht [**Accountableness** *f* *nur Sg.* – Die Eigenschaft oder der Zustand, verantwortlich oder rechenschaftspflichtig zu sein; Verantwortlichkeit.]

Die neue Richtlinie betont die persönliche **accountableness** bei der Einhaltung von Cybersicherheitsmaßnahmen.

(名詞) 説明責任を果たす性質や状態。

新しい方針は、サイバーセキュリティ対策に対する個人の説明責任を重視している。

(substantivo) responsabilidade; prestação de contas [A qualidade ou estado de ser responsável; responsabilidade.]

A nova política enfatiza a responsabilidade pessoal pelas práticas de cibersegurança.

Synonyms: accountability responsibility liability answerability culpability blameworthiness obligation duty Antonyms: unaccountability irresponsibility nonliability impunity
Word parts: account + able + ness

Related words

account accountability accountant accountancy computer computation reputation

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