What does account mean?
Definitions for account
əˈkaʊntac·count
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word account.
Princeton's WordNet
history, account, chronicle, story(noun)
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"
report, news report, story, account, write up(noun)
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"
account, business relationship(noun)
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"
explanation, account(noun)
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"
score, account(noun)
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"
account(noun)
importance or value
"a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
account, accounting, account statement(noun)
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
"they send me an accounting every month"
report, account(noun)
the act of informing by verbal report
"he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
bill, account, invoice(noun)
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"
account(verb)
the quality of taking advantage
"she turned her writing skills to good account"
account(verb)
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"
account, calculate(verb)
keep an account of
report, describe, account(verb)
to give an account or representation of in words
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
account, answer for(verb)
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
"I can't account for the missing money"
Webster Dictionary
Account(noun)
a reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(noun)
a registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(noun)
a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(noun)
a statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(noun)
a statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(noun)
an estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(noun)
importance; worth; value; advantage; profit
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to reckon; to compute; to count
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to recount; to relate
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Account(verb)
to give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty
Etymology: [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Freebase
Account
Accounting is a systematic way to record transactions. An account refers to assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and equity, as represented by individual ledger pages, to which changes in value are chronologically recorded with debit and credit entries. These entries, referred to as postings, become part of a book of final entry or ledger. Examples of common financial accounts are cash, accounts receivable, mortgages, loans, PP&E, common stock, sales, services, wages, and payroll. A chart of accounts provides a listing of all financial accounts used by particular business, organization, or government agency. The system of recording, verifying, and reporting such information is called accounting. Practitioners of accounting are called accountants.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Account
ak-kownt′, v.t. to reckon: to judge, value.—v.i. (with for) to give a reason: to give an account of money held in trust.—n. a counting: statement: value: sake: a reckoning as to money, as in phrases like, 'to render an account,' 'to settle an account,' 'to square accounts' with any one, &c.—adj. Account′able, liable to account, responsible (for, of the thing; to, of the person).—ns. Account′ableness, Accountabil′ity, liability to give account, responsibility to fulfil obligations.—adv. Account′ably.—ns. Account′ancy, the office or work of an accountant; Account′ant, one who keeps, or is skilled in, accounts; Account′antship, the employment of an accountant; Account′-book, a book in which accounts are kept.—Account current, or open account, a course of business dealings still going on between two persons, or a person and a bank.—For account of, on behalf of; For the account, for settlement on the regular fortnightly or monthly settling-day, instead of for cash (of sales on the Stock Exchange).—In account with, in business relations requiring the keeping of an account with some one.—On or To account, an instalment or interim payment.—To make account of, to set value upon; To take into account, to take into consideration; To take no account of, to overlook. [O. Fr. acconter—L. ad, to, computāre, to reckon. See Compute, Count.]
Editors Contribution
account
A detailed list of financial transactions.
The account has a sufficient amount of money to pay for bills and for living.
Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020account
A type of contract or relationship created with trust and knowing the person has the money to pay for commodities, products, goods or services.
Every social enterprise allows customers to have an account if practical and logical to do so.
Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #726
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1040
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Nouns Frequency: #184
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Verbs Frequency: #356
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of account in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of account in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of account in a Sentence
Earnings estimates are probably higher than they should be and do not take into account the effect that a global slowdown led by China would have on the U.S..
We have to take into account that the torture of political criminal suspects often is worse and the report doesn't cover Tibet and Xinjiang.
My mind's sunk so low, Claudia, because of you, wrecked itself on your account so bad already, that I couldn't like you if you were the best of women,--or stop loving you, no matter what you do.
As managers of Yellowstone National Park, we balance the preservation of park resources with public safety, our decision takes into account the facts of the case, the goals of the bear management program, and the long-term viability of the grizzly bear population as a whole, rather than an individual bear.
Jose Pekerman has had four years( since World Cup) and I had only about a month, so there is a huge gap between the time we've been given. And if I simply take that fact into account, we won't win.
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Translations for account
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- حسابArabic
- hesabAzerbaijani
- раху́накBelarusian
- основание, обяснение, сметка, описание, изложениеBulgarian
- účet, kontoCzech
- Konto, Rechenschaft, Bericht, BegründungGerman
- λογαριασμός, αναφοράGreek
- kontoEsperanto
- reporte, cálculo, cuentaSpanish
- konto, seletus, aruanneEstonian
- حسابPersian
- selostus, selonteko, tili, laskeaFinnish
- compte, rapportFrench
- iomradhScottish Gaelic
- beszámoló, számlaHungarian
- հաշվետվություն, հաշվարկ, հաշիվArmenian
- conto, giustificazione, contabilità, ragione, descrizione, causa, motivo, caso, resoconto, reputare, ritenere, considerareItalian
- 口座Japanese
- 계좌Korean
- sąskaitaLithuanian
- verhaal, telling, rekening, berekening, rekenschap, verslag, accountDutch
- forklaring, redegjørelse, konto, regningNorwegian
- kontoPolish
- soma, conta, relatoPortuguese
- contRomanian
- аккаунт, объяснение, расчёт, основание, отчёт, изложение, счёт, описание, учётная запись, сметаRussian
- redogörelse, redovisning, räkning, räkenskap, beräkning, konto, beräknaSwedish
- hazina, akauntiSwahili
- hesapTurkish
- раху́нок, рахунокUkrainian
- tài khoảnVietnamese
- קאָנטעYiddish
- 帐户Chinese
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