account
15 ENTRIES FOUND:
- account (noun)
- account (verb)
- accounting (noun)
- charge account (noun)
- checking account (noun)
- cost accounting (noun)
- credit account (noun)
- current account (noun)
- deposit account (noun)
- expense account (noun)
- individual retirement account (noun)
- no–account (adjective)
- savings account (noun)
- call (verb)
- present (adjective)
plural
accounts
plural
accounts
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCOUNT
1
a
[count]
:
a record of money that has been paid and money that has been received
:
bill
—
see also expense account
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the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account
b
accounts
[plural]
:
records of income and expenses
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We always keep very good accounts.
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an accounts department
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The company's accounts show a profit this year: our accounts receivable exceed our accounts payable. [=the money owed to us exceeds the money we owe]
2
[count]
:
an arrangement in which a bank keeps a record of the money that a person puts in and takes out of the bank
— often used before another noun
—
see also checking account, savings account
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We opened new accounts at a bank last week.
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I took out my money and closed my account.
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You can withdraw up to $1,000 a day from your account.
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Every week, she puts/deposits a part of her paycheck into a separate account.
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setting up a bank account
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My wife and I keep our money in a joint account. [=an account that both of us can use]
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Please enter your name and account number.
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You can check your account balance [=the amount of money in your account] on the Internet.
3
[count]
:
a company's record of the products or services used by a customer and of the money that the customer owes or has paid to the company
—
see also charge account, credit account
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I don't have the money right now. Put it on my account. = Charge it to my account.
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If you return the clothes, the store will credit your account. [=you will not have to pay for the clothes]
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When do you intend to settle your account? [=pay what you owe]
◊ In figurative use, to settle an account or to settle accounts with someone is to do something that brings a final end to an argument, disagreement, etc.
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She's decided to settle accounts with her old political rivals.
4
[count]
:
a business arrangement in which a person or company regularly buys products or services from a particular company
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She makes sure that all of the company's accounts [=customers, clients] make the necessary payments.
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We just lost the Smith account.
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That company was one of our biggest/best accounts.
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She will be our account manager. [=the person who manages our account]
5
[count]
:
an arrangement in which a person uses the Internet or e-mail services of a particular company
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I use two separate e-mail accounts.
6
[count]
:
a description of an event or situation
:
a story or report about something
— often + of
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personal/firsthand/eyewitness accounts from the war
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According to one account, the party was a complete disaster.
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She gave the police a full/complete/detailed account of what happened.
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We read an account of her trip to Paris.
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a written account of his long and successful career
7
[count]
:
a list or description of facts
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Our goal is to give an accurate account of the process.
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an account of how the system works
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The document is an account of the country's reasons for going to war.
8
[count]
:
a reason or explanation for an action
— often used in the formal phrase on that account
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You will be asked to give an account of your actions. [=to explain the reasons for your actions]
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He could give no account of what he did with the money.
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I hope we won't lose our friendship on that account. [=for that reason]
9
[noncount]
formal
:
value or importance
— used in the phrases of no account and of little account
—
see also no-account
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He felt that his opinions were of no account to the others. [=he thought that the other people didn't care about his opinions]
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It's of little account what I may think about it.
bring/call/hold (someone) to account
:
to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior
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He was called to account by his boss for failing to spot the mistake in the company's records.
by/from all accounts
:
according to all of the different descriptions of something
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By all accounts, the band put on a great show. [=everyone says that the band put on a great show]
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She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
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They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
by your own account
:
according to what you have said about your own life or experiences
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By her own account, that was the worst performance of her career. [=she said that was her worst performance]
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They had, by their own account, a wonderful time.
give a good account of yourself
:
to perform well especially in a competition
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If I ever had to fight, I think I could give a good account of myself.
on account of
:
because of
:
for the reason of
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The game was canceled on account of the rain.
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They were treated badly on account of their beliefs.
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On account of his bad behavior, he will not be allowed to play with the new toy.
on no account
chiefly British or not on any account
:
for no reason
:
under no circumstances
— used to say that something will not or should not happen
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On no account should the children be left at home alone.
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They said that on no account would they leave before the end of the game.
on someone's account
:
because of someone
:
in order to please someone
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Don't leave on our account. [=because of us]
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You didn't have to clean your room on my account. I don't care if your room is dirty.
on your own account
1
:
by yourself
:
on your own
:
without the help of others
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She bought the house entirely on her own account.
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He left the company and went into business on his own account.
2
:
for your own sake
:
in order to make a situation good for yourself
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I'm doing it on my own account, not for anyone else.
take (something) into account
or take account of (something)
:
to think about (something) before doing something (such as making a decision)
:
consider
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Try to take our feelings into account. [=try to think about how we will feel]
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Other issues must be taken into account before a choice can be made.
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She did very well on the test when you take into account how little she studied.
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She takes no account of my feelings. [=she doesn't consider how I feel]
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The new health plan fails to take account of the fact that many people cannot pay for their medicine.
turn (something) to (good) account
formal
:
to gain or profit from (something)
:
to take advantage of (something)
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Is there a way to turn this situation to good account?
2
account
/əˈkaʊnt/
verb
accounts;
accounted;
accounting
2
account
/əˈkaʊnt/
verb
accounts;
accounted;
accounting
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCOUNT
[+ object]
formal
:
to think of (someone or something) in a specified way
— usually used as (be) accounted
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Their first project was accounted [=considered] a success.
account for
[phrasal verb]
1
account for (something)
a
:
to give a reason or explanation for (something)
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Eventually, you will need to account for your actions/behavior.
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How do you account for [=explain] your success?
◊ The informal saying there's no accounting for taste means that there is no way to understand why some people like something while other people do not.
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I don't see why they liked the movie, but there's no accounting for taste.
b
:
to be the cause of (something)
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The disease accounted for over 10,000 deaths last year.
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These new features account for the computer's higher price.
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The disease cannot be accounted for [=explained] by genetics alone. There must be other causes as well.
c
:
to make up or form (a part of something)
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Women account for [=constitute, compose] only 25 percent of our employees.
d
US
:
to think about (something) before doing something
:
to take (something) into consideration
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The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.
2
account for (someone or something)
a
:
to show what happened to (someone or something)
:
to know the location of (someone or something)
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We have to account for the time [=to say how much time] we spend on each activity.
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I'll have to account for the money I spent.
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The government couldn't account for millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money.
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Is everyone accounted for? [=do we know where everyone is?]
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All present and accounted for. [=everyone who is supposed to be here is here]
b
:
to destroy or kill (someone or something)
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Enemy fighters have accounted for most of our bombers, Sir.
also
chiefly British
:
to defeat or beat (someone or something)
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We accounted for [=dispatched] the challengers 3–2.
