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November 22nd - Word of the Day - Responsibility

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee]

noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or fact of being responsible.

2.  an instance of being responsible : The responsibility for this mess is yours!

3.  a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible : the responsibilities of authority.

4.  a person or thing for which  one is responsible : A child is a responsibility to its parents.

5.  reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments.


Idiom

6. on one’s own responsibility, on one’s own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.