Account

noun
ə'kaʊnt

Noun

  • grounds

    don't do it on my account

    the paper was rejected on account of its length

    Similar:Score
    Type of:ReasonGround
  • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

    send me an account of what I owe

    Similar:BillInvoice
    Type of:Statement
  • a record or narrative description of past events

    he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president

    Type of:Record
  • a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

    they send me an accounting every month

    Similar:Accounting
    Type of:Statement
  • the act of informing by verbal report

    by all accounts they were a happy couple

    Similar:Report
    Type of:Informing
  • 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

    Type of:Relationship
  • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

    I expected a brief account

    Similar:Explanation
    Type of:Statement
  • a short account of the news

    the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

    Similar:ReportStory
    Type of:News
  • importance or value

    a person of considerable account

    he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance

    Type of:Importance
  • the quality of taking advantage

    she turned her writing skills to good account

    Type of:GainProfit

Verb

  • furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

    I can't account for the missing money

    Type of:Declare
  • 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

    Type of:Be
  • to give an account or representation of in words

    Type of:Inform
  • keep an account of

    Similar:Calculate

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