responsibility

US /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/

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UK /rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ/

A2
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noun

  • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
  • State of being dependable or reliable

Examples

to shift legal responsibility for the correct labelling of goods onto the shopkeeper

He attributed responsibility for the killing to the secret service.