← Back to Fala2Me

accountable work

[əˈkaʊntəbəl wɜːrk]
noun
trabalho responsável
1. Work or tasks for which a person or organization can be held responsible and must answer for results and consequences
The manager emphasized that all accountable work must be documented and tracked.
O gerente enfatizou que todo trabalho responsável deve ser documentado e acompanhado.
2. Tasks with clear expectations, measurable outcomes, and assigned responsibility
In accountable work environments, employees understand their role in achieving organizational goals.
Em ambientes de trabalho responsável, os funcionários entendem seu papel no alcance dos objetivos organizacionais.
Synonyms
responsible workliable workanswerable worktraceable work
Antonyms
unaccountable workambiguous workuntracked work

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalho responsável
Most common term in business contexts
São Paulo
trabalho prestável de contas
More formal corporate usage
Portugal
trabalho responsável
Standard usage in Portuguese organizations

Related Idioms & Phrases

hold someone accountable
call to account
answer for one's work
take responsibility for
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →