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answerable

[ an-ser-uh-buhl, ahn- ]

adjective

  1. liable to be asked to give account; responsible:

    He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.

  2. capable of being answered:

    a question answerable by mail.

  3. proportionate; correlative (usually followed by to ).
  4. corresponding; suitable (usually followed by to ):

    The amount is not answerable to my needs.



answerable

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adjective

  1. postpositive; foll by for or to responsible or accountable

    answerable for someone's safety

    answerable to one's boss

  2. able to be answered
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Derived Forms

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  • ˈ²¹²Ô²õ·É±ð°ù²¹²ú±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of answerable1

First recorded in 1540–50; answer + -able
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Example Sentences

If you are a CEO answerable to shareholders that's literally your job description.

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It is widely accepted, for example, that the Federal Reserve Board, which has enormous influence over the economy, should not be directly answerable to the president.

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As Prince Andrew is no longer a working royal, Buckingham Palace is not answerable for what he does or how he conducts his business.

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Power has now shifted out of his hands into those of the putative prime minister, answerable to parliament.

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He yearns openly to rule the way China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin do, as an autocrat answerable to no one.

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