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account [n]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :business_relationship 
    See Also: relationship  brokerage_account  bank_account  short_account 
 
2)the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
    Synonyms :report 
    See Also: informing  cover  summarisation  indirect_discourse  direct_discourse  megillah  debriefing  anecdote  narration  comment 
 
3)a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
    Synonyms :chronicle history story 
    See Also: record  history  chronicle  ancient_history  etymology  case_history  historical_document  annals  biography  recital 
 
4)a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
    Synonyms :news_report report story write_up 
    See Also: news  write_up  cover  newsletter  bulletin  communique  exclusive 
 
5)a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
    Synonyms :account_statement accounting 
    See Also: financial_statement  capital_account  capital_account  profit_and_loss  suspense_account  balance  expense_account 
 
6)a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
    Synonyms :explanation 
    See Also: statement  explain  explanandum  explanans  simplification  accounting  reason  justification  exposition  explication  gloss  derivation  definition  interpretation  walk-through 
 
7)an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
    Synonyms :bill invoice 
    See Also: financial_statement  invoice  bill  electric_bill  hotel_bill  doctor's_bill  phone_bill  reckoning  tax_bill  check 
 
8)grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
    Synonyms :score 
    See Also: ground 
 
9)importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: importance 
 
10)the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: gain 
 
account [v]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: be 
 
2)keep an account of
    Synonyms :calculate 
    See Also: calculation  calculation  accountant  accounting  accounting  accountancy  credit  balance  overbalance  debit  compound  bill 
 
3)to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
    Synonyms :describe report 
    See Also: inform  description  report 
 
4)furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
    Synonyms :answer_for 
    See Also: declare 
 



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