responsibility

The definition of a responsibility is an obligation or duty.

(noun)

An example of responsibility is having to take out the trash every night.

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See responsibility in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. responsibilities

  1. condition, quality, fact, or instance of being responsible; obligation, accountability, dependability, etc.
  2. a thing or person that one is responsible for

See responsibility in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. re·spon·si·bil·i·ties
  1. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.
  2. Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.

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