He is responsible for the council's waste management department.
She was responsible for causing the accident.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
be responsible for sth — be responsible for sb/sth ► to have control and authority over someone or something and the duty to take care of them: »He is responsible for the council s waste management department. ► to make something happen, especially something bad: »She… … Financial and business terms
be responsible for sb — be responsible for sb/sth ► to have control and authority over someone or something and the duty to take care of them: »He is responsible for the council s waste management department. ► to make something happen, especially something bad: »She… … Financial and business terms
responsible — re‧spon‧si‧ble [rɪˈspɒnsbl ǁ rɪˈspɑːn ] adjective 1. be responsible for something to be officially in charge of something as part of your job, meaning you must accept the blame if something goes wrong: • Partners are officially responsible for… … Financial and business terms
responsible — re|spon|si|ble W2S2 [rıˈspɔnsıbəl US rıˈspa:n ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(guilty)¦ 2¦(in charge of)¦ 3¦(sensible)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5 responsible job/position 6 be responsible to somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(GUILTY)¦ [not before noun] if someone is responsible for an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
responsible — adj. 1 having the job/duty of doing sth VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb ▪ I am making you responsible for the cooking … Collocations dictionary
hold sb/sth responsible — ► to blame someone or something for something bad that happened: »He was held responsible for the accident. Main Entry: ↑responsible … Financial and business terms
hold sth responsible — hold sb/sth responsible ► to blame someone or something for something bad that happened: »He was held responsible for the accident. Main Entry: ↑responsible … Financial and business terms
be on the hook for sth/to do sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
be on the hook for sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
be on the hook to do sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
