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Definitions of account
  1. noun
    an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
    "send me an account of what I owe"

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  2. noun
    a record or narrative description of past events
    "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"

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  3. noun
    grounds
    "don't do it on my account" "the paper was rejected on account of its length"

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  4. verb
    to give an account or representation of in words

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  5. noun
    a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
    "they send me an accounting every month"
  6. noun
    the act of informing by verbal report
    "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

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  7. verb
    keep an account of

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  8. 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"
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  9. noun
    a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
    "I expected a brief account"

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  10. noun
    a short account of the news
    "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
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  11. verb
    furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
    "I can't account for the missing money"

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  12. 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"
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    be
  13. noun
    importance or value
    "a person of considerable account" "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
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  14. noun
    the quality of taking advantage
    "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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Parts of account
  • "balance"
  • "explicandum"
  • "explanandum"
  • "explanans"
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