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Quick definitions from WordNet (account)
▸ noun: the quality of taking advantage ("She turned her writing skills to good account")
▸ noun: importance or value ("A person of considerable account")
▸ noun: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance ("They send me an accounting every month")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a record or narrative description of past events ("He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president")
▸ noun: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered ("Send me an account of what I owe")
▸ noun: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. ("I expected a brief account")
▸ noun: the act of informing by verbal report ("By all accounts they were a happy couple")
▸ noun: grounds ("Don't do it on my account")
▸ noun: a short account of the news ("The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious")
▸ verb: keep an account of
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation ("I can't account for the missing money")
▸ verb: to give an account or representation of in words
▸ Also see accounts
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to account (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of account
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▸ noun: the quality of taking advantage ("She turned her writing skills to good account")
▸ noun: importance or value ("A person of considerable account")
▸ noun: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance ("They send me an accounting every month")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a record or narrative description of past events ("He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president")
▸ noun: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered ("Send me an account of what I owe")
▸ noun: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. ("I expected a brief account")
▸ noun: the act of informing by verbal report ("By all accounts they were a happy couple")
▸ noun: grounds ("Don't do it on my account")
▸ noun: a short account of the news ("The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious")
▸ verb: keep an account of
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation ("I can't account for the missing money")
▸ verb: to give an account or representation of in words
▸ Also see accounts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to account
▸ Usage examples for account
▸ Idioms related to account (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing account
▸ Words that often appear near account
▸ Rhymes of account
▸ Invented words related to account