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. accountsverb

   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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say accounts in sign language?

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. Michael Dougherty:

   My heart goes out to Eric Talley family, Eric Talley family loved ones, and Eric Talley family colleagues, eric Talley family was, by all accounts, one of the outstanding officers of the Boulder Police Department, and Eric Talley family life was cut far too short, as Eric Talley family responded to the shooting that was taking place at King Soopers.

2. Assistant District Attorney Melissa Woodward:

   This was by all accounts a double murder with a pitiful feigned suicide attempt by the defendant.

3. Adam Schiff:

   The agency advised those affected to monitor their bank accounts for unusual activity, and to request a credit report along with other safeguards against fraud. The Associated Press, which first reported the breach, cited officials saying that the breach could potentially affect every federal agency. One key question is whether intelligence agency employee information was stolen. This is an attack against the nation, said Ken Ammon, chief strategy officer of software security company Xceedium, who added that the stolen information could be used to impersonate or blackmail federal employees with access to sensitive information. The FBI said in a statement that The FBI was working with interagency partners to investigate the breach, while the DHS said it was continuing to monitor federal networks for suspicious activity and is working aggressively to investigate the extent of the breach. Responding to news of the breach, Congressman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called on Senate Intelligence Committee to pass cybersecurity legislation passed by the House earlier in the year. This bill will not be a panacea for the broad cyber threats we face, but it is one important piece of armor in our defenses that must be put in place – now.

4. Dara Luber:

   The impact to Americans' retirement accounts may be bigger than 2008 and 2009, but withdrawing from your retirement savings should be a last resort.

5. Priyank Mathur:

   There are a few government controlled YouTube accounts that put out anti-ISIS videos, the Global Engagement Center by the State Department has put out about 42 videos in the last couple of years but you know, they've gotten a combined total of about 55,000 views.

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