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"send me an account of what I owe"nounan itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services renderedtype of:
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"he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"nouna record or narrative description of past eventstype of:
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"don't do it on my account" "the paper was rejected on account of its length"noungrounds
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verbto give an account or representation of in wordstype of:
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"they send me an accounting every month"nouna statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
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"by all accounts they were a happy couple"nounthe act of informing by verbal report
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verbkeep an account of
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"he asked to see the executive who handled his account"nouna formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
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"I expected a brief account"nouna statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
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"the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"nouna short account of the news
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"I can't account for the missing money"verbfurnish a justifying analysis or explanation
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"Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"verbbe the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of somethingtype of:
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"a person of considerable account" "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"nounimportance or valuetype of:
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"she turned her writing skills to good account"nounthe quality of taking advantage
Examples of account
- "send me an account of what I owe"
- "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"
- "don't do it on my account"
- "the paper was rejected on account of its length"
- "they send me an accounting every month"
- "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
- "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
- "I expected a brief account"
- "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
- "I can't account for the missing money"
- "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
- "a person of considerable account"
- "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
- "she turned her writing skills to good account"