[
US
/əˈkaʊnt/
]
[ UK /ɐkˈaʊnt/ ]
[ UK /ɐkˈaʊnt/ ]
NOUN
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a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
I expected a brief account
the explanation was very simple -
a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
he asked to see the executive who handled his account -
importance or value
a person of considerable account
he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance -
grounds
don't do it on my account
the paper was rejected on account of its length
he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful -
the quality of taking advantage
she turned her writing skills to good account -
a short account of the news
the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
the report of his speech
the story was on the 11 o'clock news -
a record or narrative description of past events
the story of exposure to lead
a history of France
he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president -
the act of informing by verbal report
by all accounts they were a happy couple
he heard reports that they were causing trouble -
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
they send me an accounting every month -
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
he paid his bill and left
send me an account of what I owe
VERB
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be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam -
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
I can't account for the missing money - keep an account of
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to give an account or representation of in words
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
How To Use account In A Sentence
- My generation was raised on a diet of stultifyingly tedious, but worthy accounts of embryology, typically very badly printed on what appeared to be rice paper.
- I reassured him it was secure by logging into my account and viewing his profile. Computing
- The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.
- This, coupled with a lack of accounting controls, led the district into bankruptcy.
- Added to which there is a large increase in the fees receivable in 1994 to a level of almost £123,000 which accounts for the large increase in the gross profit over the previous and subsequent years.
- The caller urges the often elderly victims to transfer their money to a'safe' account set up in their name. Times, Sunday Times
- The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.
- Measurement Intangible assets, such as knowledge and learning, account for a large part of a company's value.
- For example, I see in yonder cupboard near which you are standing, several of what you call boxes (but like everything else in Flatland, they have no tops nor bottoms) full of money; I see also two tablets of accounts. Flatland: a romance of many dimensions (Illustrated)
- I'd like to withdraw 1000 dollars from my savings account and put it in my check account.