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| 1. | [ noun ] (business,banking) a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services | |
| Synonyms: | business_relationship | |
| Examples: | "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" |
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| Related terms: | relationship bank_account short_account brokerage_account | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of informing by verbal report | |
| Synonyms: | report | |
| Examples: | "he heard reports that they were causing trouble" "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
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| Related terms: | informing narration anecdote summary gossip megillah debriefing indirect_discourse direct_discourse report | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a record or narrative description of past events | |
| Synonyms: | history story chronicle | |
| Examples: | : "a history of France" "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president" "the story of exposure to lead" |
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| Related terms: | record biography case_history historical_document annals etymology ancient_history recital history | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (news) a short account of the news | |
| Synonyms: | report story write_up news_report | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | news dispatch newsletter bulletin exclusive write_up | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (accounting,writing) a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance | |
| Synonyms: | account_statement accounting | |
| Examples: | "they send me an accounting every month" |
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| Related terms: | statement profit_and_loss expense_account suspense_account capital_account capital_account balance | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | |
| Synonyms: | explanation | |
| Examples: | "the explanation was very simple" "I expected a brief account" |
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| Related terms: | statement reason definition justification interpretation deriving accounting exposition explication gloss walk-through simplification explanans explanandum report | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (writing,business) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered | |
| Synonyms: | bill invoice | |
| Examples: | "he paid his bill and left" "send me an account of what I owe" |
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| Related terms: | statement check medical_bill phone_bill electric_bill reckoning tax_bill hotel_bill invoice | |
| 8. | [ noun ] grounds | |
| Synonyms: | score | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | reason | |
| 9. | [ noun ] importance or value | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | importance | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the quality of taking advantage | |
| Examples: | "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
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| Related terms: | profit | |
| 11. | [ verb ] be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something | |
| Examples: | "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 12. | [ verb ] to give an account or representation of in words | |
| Synonyms: | report describe | |
| Examples: | : "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental." |
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| Related terms: | inform report report explanation | |
| 13. | [ verb ] furnish a justifying analysis or explanation | |
| Synonyms: | answer_for | |
| Examples: | "I can't account for the missing money" |
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| Related terms: | declare declare explanation | |
| 14. | [ verb ] keep an account of | |
| Synonyms: | calculate | |
| Related terms: | charge balance credit debit compound overbalance calculation calculation accounting accounting | |
| Similar spelling: |
accounting accountant aconite Aconitum accent achondrite acentric accentor accented acanthus |
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