Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
ACCOUNTABLE
accountable
(adjective) liable to account for one’s actions; “governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves”; “fully accountable for what they did”; “the court held the parents answerable for their minor child’s acts of vandalism”; “he was answerable to no one”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable)
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Liable to be called on to render an account.
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Synonyms
• amenable, responsible, liable, answerable
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*count"a*ble, a.
1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.
Syn.
– Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
31 January 2025
DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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