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  

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   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  

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   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. Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah:

   Our country’s path faces serious problems and big challenges which call for putting in place a comprehensive reform programme, there is no room for wasting more efforts, time and capabilities on fabricated conflicts, disputes and settling accounts which have become a source of frustration and discontent for citizens and an obstacle to any achievement.

2. Andrew Arulanandam:

   National Rifle Association is not inclined to discuss private conversations with the President, however, many of the accounts of the meeting, as reported in The New York Times, are inaccurate. National Rifle Association categorically denies any discussion occurred about special arrangements pertaining to the NRA's support of the President and vice versa.

3. Bao Nguyen:

   People will go to robo-advisers when broker-dealers stop taking on smaller accounts.

4. Transportation Minister Maurício Quintella:

   With all the work the government is doing to clean up its accounts, I'm confident we will be able to increase our budget this year.

5. Veryan Khan:

   Jan. 18, Boko Haram opened its first Twitter account -- it was taken down within a week, but the group had never tried a campaign via Twitter before, there was grassroots support for Boko Haram from Islamic State-affiliated Twitter accounts.

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