Definitions for accounts
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1. accounts

   The several books and registers of stores, provisions, slops, and contingents of a ship or fleet; and they are strictly enjoined to be correct, real, and precise, both in receipt and expenditure.--Account sales, a form of book-keeping in commerce.

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1. accounts

   Plural form of account.

   She had one account with a supplier and a number of other accounts with other similar suppliers to ensure her product and stock level was effective to run her business.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 8, 2015  

2. accounts

   The auditable financial data, information and facts relating to a business, company, enterprise, organization and every form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity parliament, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government.

   The accounts are managed so efficiently and accurately by the accountant.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 22, 2020  

3. accounts

   Verb form of the word account.

   She accounts for all household expenses every month.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accounts' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1616

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accounts' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2090

How to pronounce accounts?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accounts in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accounts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of accounts in a Sentence

1. Charles Robertson:

   Only 10% of Egyptians have bank accounts.

2. Dean Garfield:

   Encryption is a security tool we rely on everyday to stop criminals from draining our bank accounts, to shield our cars and airplanes from being taken over by malicious hacks, we deeply appreciate law enforcement's and the national security community’s work to protect us, but weakening encryption or creating backdoors to encrypted devices and data for use by the good guys would actually create vulnerabilities to be exploited by the bad guys.

3. George Pell:

   I am horrified by the accounts that survivors have given in their evidence during the Ballarat hearings, and at the enormous impact the abuse has had on them, their families and the community, i am also deeply saddened by the way the church authorities have failed in responding to these crimes. I am deeply to committed to assisting the royal commission and to doing anything I can to help survivors (including) giving evidence in person if asked to do so.

4. Rogier Creemers:

   Previously, the real-name registration system hasn't really been enforced, these rules essentially impose a uniform and consolidated system for all online services requiring accounts.

5. Former CIA officer John Sipher:

   The simple difference is between covert interference on one side and public preferences. China is using influence, diplomacy and commentary in press and propaganda organs. Russia is using disinformation, fake accounts, bots, covert funding as part of a secret campaign.

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