/ Dictionary / Index A accountable: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac•count•a•ble Pronunciation: (u-koun'tu-bul), [key] — adj. subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable. capable of being explained; explicable; explainable. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: accountable (Thesaurus) accountability accountancy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language