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Meaning of 'account' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Account [ n.]
- A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.
- A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.
- A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.
- A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.
2 . Account [ v. i.]
- To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.
- To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.
- To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.
3 . Account [ v. t.]
- To reckon; to compute; to count.
- To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to.
- To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.
- To recount; to relate.

Meaning of 'account' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . account [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a record or narrative description of past events
Example in sentence:
  • a history of France;
  • he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president;
  • the story of exposure to lead
Meaning (2):
- importance or value
Example in sentence:
  • a person of considerable account;
  • he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
Meaning (3):
- the act of informing by verbal report
Example in sentence:
  • by all accounts they were a happy couple;
  • he heard reports that they were causing trouble
Meaning (4):
- grounds
Example in sentence:
  • don't do it on my account;
  • he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful;
  • the paper was rejected on account of its length
Meaning (5):
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
Example in sentence:
  • he asked to see the executive who handled his account
Meaning (6):
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
Example in sentence:
  • he paid his bill and left;
  • send me an account of what I owe
Meaning (7):
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Example in sentence:
  • I expected a brief account;
  • the explanation was very simple
Meaning (8):
- the quality of taking advantage
Example in sentence:
  • she turned her writing skills to good account
Meaning (9):
- a short account of the news
Example in sentence:
  • the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious;
  • the report of his speech;
  • the story was on the 11 o'clock news
Meaning (10):
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
Example in sentence:
  • they send me an accounting every month
11 . account [ v]
Meaning (11):
- to give an account or representation of in words
Example in sentence:
  • Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
Meaning (12):
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
Example in sentence:
  • I can't account for the missing money
Meaning (13):
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
Example in sentence:
  • Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam

Nearby Words:

accadian accede acceded accedence acceder acceding accelerando accelerate accelerated accelerating

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