Associations to the word «Responsible»

Wiktionary

RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
RESPONSIBLE TRADING, noun. (uncountable) Financial asset management which is undertaken along conservative lines.
RESPONSIBLE TRADING, noun. (uncountable) A movement within financial trading that stresses service providers’ obligations to shield financial traders from the risk factors in trading.

Dictionary definition

RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament".
RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage".
RESPONSIBLE, adjective. Having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley