account

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account

She keeps a detailed account of her daily expenses in a small notebook.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A report or description of an event or experience: A spoken or written narrative that tells what happened.
    • A record of financial transactions, typically held by a bank or business: A statement of debits and credits, or the arrangement itself.
    • Importance or value: The worth, significance, or estimation of someone or something.
    • A reason or basis for an action: An explanation or justification for something.
    • A business arrangement with a company for regular services: A contractual relationship for services like banking, email, or shopping.

  2. Verb:

    • To explain or provide a reason for: To give a justifying analysis or explanation for something.
    • To consider or regard in a specified way: To think of someone or something in a particular manner.
    • To be the primary cause or source of: To constitute a specified amount or proportion of something.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She gave a detailed account of her trip to the mountains. (A narrative report)
    • I need to check my bank account balance. (A financial record)
    • His opinion is of little account to me. (Importance or value)
    • On account of the rain, the picnic was canceled. (Reason or basis)
    • I have an account with an online retailer. (A service arrangement)

  • Verb:

    • How do you account for your absence yesterday? (To explain)
    • He is accounted a reliable person by his colleagues. (To regard)
    • Sales to Europe account for 60% of our revenue. (To constitute)
Advanced Usage
  • "To take something into account" / "To take account of something": To consider or include a particular fact when making a decision or judgment.
    • The design must take account of the users' needs.
  • "To give a good account of oneself": To perform well, especially in a difficult situation.
    • The team gave a good account of themselves against the champions.
  • "On no account": Under no circumstances; absolutely not.
    • On no account should you open that door.
  • "By all accounts": According to what everyone says.
    • By all accounts, the concert was a great success.
Variants and Related Words
  • Accountable (adjective): Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.
    • Managers are accountable for their team's performance.
  • Accountant (noun): A person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts.
  • Accounting (noun): The systematic process of recording and reporting financial transactions.
  • Accountancy (noun): The profession or duties of an accountant.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Report): description, report, story, narration, version.
  • Noun (Financial record): statement, ledger, balance sheet.
  • Noun (Reason): reason, grounds, basis, cause.
  • Verb (Explain): explain, justify, answer for, rationalize.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Account for:
    • To explain the reason for something.
      • Can you account for the missing files?
    • To be the cause of or constitute a part of something.
      • This single error accounts for the system failure.
    • To give a record of how money has been spent.
      • You must account for all travel expenses.
Related Idioms
  • To settle an old account: To get revenge for something done in the past.
  • To be brought/called to account: To be required to explain one's actions, especially failures or misdeeds.
    • The minister was finally called to account for the scandal.
  • To turn/put something to good account: To use something to one's advantage.
    • She turned her language skills to good account in her new job.
account

She keeps a detailed account of her daily expenses in a small notebook.

Noun
  1. the quality of taking advantage
    • she turned her writing skills to good account
  2. 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
  3. the act of informing by verbal report
    • he heard reports that they were causing trouble
    • by all accounts they were a happy couple
  4. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
    • they send me an accounting every month
  5. importance or value
    • a person of considerable account
    • he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
Verb
  1. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
    • I can't account for the missing money
  2. to give an account or representation of in words
    • Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
  3. keep an account of
  4. 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

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