account

Meanings

• a record or narrative description of past events
  • "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"
• a short account of the news
  • "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
• 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.
  • "I expected a brief account"
• grounds
  • "don't do it on my account"
  • "the paper was rejected on account of its length"
• importance or value
  • "a person of considerable account"
  • "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
• a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
  • "they send me an accounting every month"
• the act of informing by verbal report
  • "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
• an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
  • "send me an account of what I owe"
• the quality of taking advantage
  • "she turned her writing skills to good account"
• 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"
• keep an account of
• to give an account or representation of in words
• furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
  • "I can't account for the missing money"

Synonyms

account statement, accounting, answer for, bill, business relationship, calculate, chronicle, describe, explanation, history, invoice, news report, report, score, story, write up