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financial accountability

 
 
noun [U] FINANCE

Definition

responsibility for the way money is used and managed: The budget is an important part of financial accountability and the final accounts often include budgetary information.
(Definition of financial accountability noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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