Definitions for account
əˈkaʊntac·count

Princeton's WordNet(4.13 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. history, account, chronicle, storynoun

   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"

2. report, news report, story, account, write upnoun

   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"

3. account, business relationshipnoun

   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"

4. explanation, accountnoun

   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"

5. score, accountnoun

   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"

6. accountnoun

   importance or value

   "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"

7. account, accounting, account statementnoun

   a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

   "they send me an accounting every month"

8. report, accountnoun

   the act of informing by verbal report

   "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

9. bill, account, invoicenoun

   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"

10. accountverb

    the quality of taking advantage

    "she turned her writing skills to good account"

11. accountverb

    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"

12. account, calculateverb

    keep an account of

13. report, describe, accountverb

    to give an account or representation of in words

    "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

14. account, answer forverb

    furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

    "I can't account for the missing money"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Accountnoun

   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.]

2. Accountnoun

   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.]

3. Accountnoun

   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.]

4. Accountnoun

   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.]

5. Accountnoun

   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.]

6. Accountnoun

   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.]

7. Accountnoun

   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.]

8. Accountverb

   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.]

9. Accountverb

   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.]

10. Accountverb

    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.]

11. Accountverb

    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.]

12. Accountverb

    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.]

13. Accountverb

    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.]

14. Accountverb

    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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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, 2020  

2. account

   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  

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   • Financial Statement
   • History
   • Importance
   • Inform
   • Informing
   • News
   • Reason
   • Record
   • Relationship
   • Statement

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #726

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1040

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Nouns Frequency: #184

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'account' in Verbs Frequency: #356

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of account in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of account in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of account in a Sentence

1. Jim MacDonald:

   One thing we learned from the last recession is that having too much stock, based on your target retirement age, in your retirement account can expose your savings to unnecessary risk, it’s the hidden danger that many workers are unaware of. This is especially true among workers nearing retirement, who should be taking steps to protect what they’ve worked so hard to save.

2. Wang Jianlin:

   Sales are highly concentrated in first- and second-tier cities, where 36 top cities account for three-quarters of the total sales value. So the portion from third- and fourth-tier cities is very low. As long as they destock slowly, there is no problem.

3. David Uslan:

   They are not fans of sex and nudity, or sex and violence, filmmakers have to take those cultural sensitivities into account.

4. Christopher Seeger:

   I am sorry for the pain this episode has caused Black former players and their families. Ultimately, this settlement only works if former players believe in it, and my goal is to regain their trust and ensure the NFL is fully held to account.

5. Csar Ros:

   The change of government doesnt mean the United States is going to weaken its borders so that there would be a massive migration. All of the families in the region have to take this into account, the fact that (Biden) has committed to a respectful approach to human rights doesnt mean theyre going to make immigration easier.

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