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account
(/@/'k/AU/nt )

noun (n)

  • a record or narrative description of past events(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president.
    Synonym:
    chronicle, history, story
    source: wordnet30
  • a short account of the news(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious.
    Synonym:
    news report, report, story, write up
    source: wordnet30
  • a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services(noun.state)
    Example:
    He asked to see the executive who handled his account.
    Synonym:
    business relationship
    source: wordnet30
  • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.(noun.communication)
    Example:
    I expected a brief account.
    Synonym:
    explanation
    source: wordnet30
  • grounds(noun.motive)
    Example:
    Don't do it on my account.
    The paper was rejected on account of its length.
    Synonym:
    score
    source: wordnet30
  • importance or value(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    A person of considerable account.
    He predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance.
    source: wordnet30
  • a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance(noun.possession)
    Example:
    They send me an accounting every month.
    Synonym:
    account statement, accounting
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of informing by verbal report(noun.communication)
    Example:
    By all accounts they were a happy couple.
    Synonym:
    report
    source: wordnet30
  • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Send me an account of what I owe.
    Synonym:
    bill, invoice
    source: wordnet30
  • the quality of taking advantage(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    She turned her writing skills to good account.
    source: wordnet30
  • A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam.
    source: wordnet30
  • keep an account of(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    calculate
    source: wordnet30
  • to give an account or representation of in words(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    describe, report
    source: wordnet30
  • furnish a justifying analysis or explanation(verb.communication)
    Example:
    I can't account for the missing money.
    Synonym:
    answer for
    source: wordnet30
  • To reckon; to compute; to count.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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