account (noun)
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"
[syn: business relationship]
2: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports
that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they
were a happy couple" [syn: report]
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" [syn:
history, chronicle, story]
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" [syn: report, news report, story,
write up]
5: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting
balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: accounting,
account statement]
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" [syn: explanation]
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" [syn: bill, invoice]
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" [syn: score]
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"
10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing
skills to good account"
account
(verb)
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"
2: keep an account of [syn: calculate]
3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet
Italian police described it in a manner typically
continental" [syn: report, describe]
4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't
account for the missing money" [syn: answer for]
