Accountability vs Winning - What's the difference?
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The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
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(military) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
That constitutes a win.
That leads to success.
Attractive.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
(chiefly, in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
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(mining) A new opening.
The portion of a coalfield out for working.
As nouns the difference between accountability and winning
is that accountability is the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for while winning is the act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.As a verb winning is
present participle of lang=en.As an adjective winning is
that constitutes a win.accountability
English
(wikipedia accountability)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
* , page 3Synonyms
* accountablenessSee also
* responsibilityReferences
winning
English
Verb
(head)- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
Derived terms
* winningsAdjective
(en-adj)- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- a winning smile
Noun
(en noun)- Ye seek land and sea for your winnings .
