Nouns
1. (n.) account, chronicle, history, story;
- a record or narrative description of past events;
- “a history of France”; “he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president”; “the story of exposure to lead”;
2. (n.) account, news report, report, story, write up;
- a short account of the news;
- “the report of his speech”; “the story was on the 11 o’clock news”; “the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious”;
3. (n.) account, business relationship;
- 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”;
4. (n.) account, explanation;
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
- “the explanation was very simple”; “I expected a brief account”;
5. (n.) account, score;
- 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”;
6. (n.) 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”;
7. (n.) account, account statement, accounting;
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
- “they send me an accounting every month”;
8. (n.) account, report;
- the act of informing by verbal report;
- “he heard reports that they were causing trouble”; “by all accounts they were a happy couple”;
9. (n.) account, bill, invoice;
- 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”;
10. (n.) account;
- the quality of taking advantage;
- “she turned her writing skills to good account”;
Verbs
1. (verb) account;
- 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”;
2. (verb) account, calculate;
- keep an account of;
3. (verb) account, describe, report;
- to give an account or representation of in words;
- “Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental”;
4. (verb) account, answer for;
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation;
- “I can’t account for the missing money”;
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