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noun (n)
a record or narrative description of past events (noun.communication)
Example: He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president.
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a short account of the news (noun.communication)
Example: The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious.
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a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services (noun.state)
Example: He asked to see the executive who handled his account.
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a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication)
Example: I expected a brief account.
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grounds (noun.motive)
Example: Don't do it on my account.
The paper was rejected on account of its length.
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importance or value (noun.attribute)
Example: 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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a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance (noun.possession)
Example: They send me an accounting every month.
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the act of informing by verbal report (noun.communication)
Example: By all accounts they were a happy couple.
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an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered (noun.communication)
Example: Send me an account of what I owe.
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the quality of taking advantage (noun.attribute)
Example: She turned her writing skills to good account.
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A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something (verb.stative)
Example: Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam.
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keep an account of (verb.possession)
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to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
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furnish a justifying analysis or explanation (verb.communication)
Example: I can't account for the missing money.
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To reckon; to compute; to count. (verb)
source: webster1913
To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received. (verb)
source: webster1913
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