account

account: I

n.

description

report

1) to give, render an account

2) an accurate, true; biased, one-sided; blow-by-blow, detailed, full; eyewitness; fictitious; first-hand; running; vivid account (she gave a detailed account of the incident)

3) newspaper, press accounts (according to press accounts)

4) by all accounts

explanation

5) to call smb. to account

consideration

6) to take account of smt; to take smt. into account

business arrangement

record of a business arrangement

7) to open an account

8) to keep an account (I keep an account in that bank)

9) to charge smb.'s account

10) to balance; close; settle an account

11) to overdraw an account

12) to pay smt. into an account

13) to charge smt. to an account

14) an active; blocked; charge (AE), credit (BE); checking (AE), current (BE); deposit (BE), savings; dollar; expense; inactive; individual retirement (AE); joint; money-market; outstanding account

15) in an account (the funds were in her account)

16) on account (to put smt. on smb.'s account)

dispute

17) to settle an account (I have an account to settle with him)

18) an old account

sake

19) on smb.'s account (do not refuse on my account)

20) on account of (he did it on account of me)

showing

performance

21) to give a good account of oneself

misc.

22) on no account ('under no circumstances')

II

v.

1) (d; intr.) to account for ('to explain') (he could not account for the missing funds; how do you account for the accident?)

2) (d; intr.) to account for ('to cause the destruction of') (our battery accounted for three enemy planes)

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[ə'kaʊnt]
biased

blocked

blow-by-blow

close

detailed

dollar

expense

eyewitness

fictitious

first-hand

full

inactive

joint

money-market

one-sided

outstanding account

render an account

running

savings

settle an account

to take smt. into account

true

charge (AE)

checking (AE)

individual retirement (AE)

credit (BE)

current (BE)

deposit (BE)

press accounts (according to press accounts)

vivid account (she gave a detailed account of the incident)

['business arrangement'] ['record of a business arrangement'] to open an account

['consideration'] to take account of smt

['description'] ['report'] to give

['explanation'] to call smb. to account

['showing'] ['performance'] to give a good account of oneself

an accurate

an active

an old account

by all accounts

newspaper

to balance

to balance

to charge smb. 's account

to charge smt. to an account

to overdraw an account

to pay smt. into an account

['misc. '] on no account ('under no circumstances')

['dispute'] to settle an account (I have an account to settle with him)

to keep an account (I keep an account in that bank)

['sake'] on smb. 's account (do not refuse on my account)

(d; intr.) to account for (he could not account for the missing funds; how do you account for the accident?; 'to explain')

on account of (he did it on account of me)

(d; intr.) to account for (our battery accounted for three enemy planes; 'to cause the destruction of)

in an account (the funds were in her account)

on account (to put smt. on smb. 's account)

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Synonyms:

Record, register, inventory, score, Render an account, answer in judgment, answer responsibly / Bill, charge, registry of debt and credit, Explain, elucidate, expound, trace to causes, give the philosophy of, clear up, exhibit the grounds, give a reason, show the reason, render a reason, assign the cause, make explanation of / Reckoning, computation, calculation, enumeration, tale, count / Description, statement, narration, recital, rehearsal, relation, narrative, chronicle, history, delineation, representation, portrayal, detail, word, tidings, report / Explanation, exposition, clearing up, elucidation, exhibition of causes, reference to grounds, exploration into principles, philosophy / Consideration, regard, motive, reason, ground, sake / Consequence, importance, worth, distinction, dignity, repute, reputation, note / Profit, advantage, Esteem, regard, deem, judge, believe, take for, think, hold, consider, view, reckon, rate, estimate, look upon

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Account — Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — ► NOUN 1) a description of an event or experience. 2) a record of financial expenditure and receipts. 3) a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client or goods or services are supplied on credit.… … English terms dictionary
account — [ə kount′] vt. [ME acounten < OFr aconter < a , to + conter, to tell < compter < L computare: see COMPUTE] to consider or judge to be; deem; value vi. 1. to furnish a reckoning (to someone) of money received and paid out 2. to make… … English World dictionary
account — I (evaluation) noun appraisal, assessment, com pre rendu, enumeration, financial statement, ledger, list of receipts and payments, ratio, register, statement, statement of debits and credits, statement of pecuniary transactions, tally, valuation… … Law dictionary
Account — Ac*count , v. i. 1. To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received. [1913 Webster] 2. To render an account; to answer in judgment; with for; as, we must account… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — n 1 *use, service, advantage, profit, avail Analogous words: benefit (see corresponding verb at BENEFIT): usefulness, utility (see USE): *worth, value Contrasted words: futility, vanity, fruitlessness, bootlessness (see corresponding adjectives… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
account — The phrase on account of is a slightly formal preposition meaning ‘because of’ • (He remained miserable and ashamed, largely on account of his appetite which continued to torment him Anita Brookner, 1988). Its use (with or without of) as a… … Modern English usage
account — [n1] written description of past events ABCs*, annal, blow by blow*, bulletin, chronicle, detail, explanation, history, lowdown*, make*, narration, narrative, play by play*, recital, report, run down, score, story, tab, take, tale, the picture*,… … New thesaurus
Account — Ac*count , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [ a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reckon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — /akˈkaunt, ingl. əˈkaunt/ s. m. inv. 1. account executive 2. (elab.) registrazione □ codice di registrazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
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