account
/əˈkaʊnt/noun, verb2 syllables
Account means: a short account of the news.
Synonyms for account25
noun, as in a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
noun, as in a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
noun, as in a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
noun, as in grounds
noun, as in the act of informing by verbal report
verb, as in keep an account of
verb, as in furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
What does account mean?14
noun
a short account of the news“the report of his speech”
a record or narrative description of past events“a history of France”
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance“they send me an accounting every month”
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered“he paid his bill and left”
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”
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.“the explanation was very simple”
grounds“don't do it on my account”
the act of informing by verbal report“he heard reports that they were causing trouble”
importance or value“a person of considerable account”
the quality of taking advantage“she turned her writing skills to good account”
verb
to give an account or representation of in words“Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental”
keep an account of
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation“I can't account for the missing money”
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”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with account?6
Account in a sentence
- In our plans, we failed to take the weather into account.CM
- On account of bad weather, we were forced to call off the assembly.unknown
- Take no account of what he said, he was only joking.unknown
- In judging his work, we must take account of his lack of experience.unknown
- For a professional, he gave a poor account of himself in today's game.unknown
- Since he is not an expert, his opinion is no account.unknown
- In judging his work, we must take his lack of experience into account.CK
- On account of the storm, he didn't arrive.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of account
as a noun
- plural
- accounts
as a verb
- past tense
- accounted
- present participle
- accounting
- third-person singular
- accounts
- past participle
- accounted