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account Definition

ac·count (ə ko̵unt′)

transitive verb

to consider or judge to be; deem; value

Etymology: ME acounten < OFr aconter < a-, to + conter, to tell < compter < L computare: see compute

intransitive verb

  1. to furnish a reckoning (to someone) of money received and paid out
  2. to make satisfactory amends (for) he will account for his crime
  3. to give satisfactory reasons or an explanation (for) can he account for his actions?
  4. to be the cause, agent, or source of: with for
  5. to do away with as by killing: with for he accounted for five of the enemy

noun

  1. a counting; calculation
  2. a record of the financial data pertaining to a specific asset, liability, income item, expense item, or net-worth item
  3. bank account
    1. a record of the financial transactions relating to a specific person, property, business, etc.
    2. charge account
    3. a business or firm that is a customer or client, esp. on a regular, credit basis one of our best accounts
  5. worth; importance a thing of small account
  6. an explanation
  7. a report; description; story

account Idioms

call to account

  1. to demand an explanation of
  2. to reprimand

give a good account of oneself

to acquit oneself creditably

on account

  1. on a charge account; on the installment plan
  2. as partial payment

on someone's account

for someone's sake

on account of

  1. because of
  2. for (someone's) sake

on no account

not under any circumstances

take account of

  1. to take into consideration; allow for
  2. to take notice of; note

take into account

to take into consideration

turn to account

to get use or profit from

account Synonyms

account

n.

  1. A narrative

    tale, recital, report, chronicle; see description 1, story.

  2. A record

    statement, reckoning, record; see record 1, statement 3.

call to account

demand an explanation, reprimand, censure; see accuse.

give a good account of oneself

acquit oneself well, do well, perform creditably; see succeed 1.

on account

charged, in or on layaway, on credit; see bought, charged 1, due.

on account of

because of, by virtue of, since, for the sake of; see because.

on no account

for no reason, no way, under no circumstances; see never.

on someone's account

because of, for someone's sake, in someone's behalf, in someone's interest; see because, for.

take account of

take into account, take into consideration, take notice of; see consider 1.

take into account

take into consideration, judge, allow for, weigh; see consider 1.

turn to account

utilize, exploit, profit by; see profit 2, use 1.

account Synonyms

account

v.

value, judge, reckon, deem; see consider 2, estimate 1.

account Law Definition

n

  1. A detailed record of a financial transaction, indicating the debits and credits between the parties to a contract or a fiduciary relationship.
  2. The debt remaining to be paid, or the credit to be refunded, as indicated in such a record.
  3. A detailed record of the financial transactions, business dealings, and other relations for which records must be kept.
  4. In the Uniform Commercial Code, a right to payment for goods whose sale or lease, or for services whose performance, are not evidenced by a negotiable instrument or chattel paper.
  5. A business relationship involving the management of money or the availability and use of credit.
  6. In the common law, a legal action to require a person to account for money or property. See also accounting.
  7. A statement by which someone explains, or attempts to explain, an event.
  8. In business, a particular client or customer. See also joint account.
account Usage Examples

Object

  • hsas: Savings accounts hsas further results that income eligible for.

Converse of object

  • take: The volume takes account of recent developments which have enriched our picture of the Republic.
  • open: To open an account you will have to complete an application form from your chosen bank or building society.
  • prepare: In general, they will to continue to use professional firms of accountants to prepare these accounts.

Adjective modifier

  • audited: I can then provide copies of the audited accounts for anyone who asks for them.
  • detailed: These Minutes provide an absorbing and detailed account of the trade and commerce of a colonial power at its height.
  • annual: The draft annual accounts show sufficient revenue to allow necessary maintenance whilst retaining an appropriate reserve fund.
  • first-hand: Sue also offers her first-hand account of what it is like to receive radiotherapy in Edinburgh and how she coped during her experience.
  • current: The scheme allows him to leave his salary in his current account for the whole month, bringing down his mortgage payments.
  • personal: Creating a personal job seeker account will allow.. .

Modifies a noun

  • holder: For account holders choose " existing Hope account " .
  • manager: Account Managers are responsible for the day to day running of an account.

Noun used with modifier

  • bank: Transfer the money to our bank account via bank transfer from your bank account or by visiting any branch of Barclays Bank.
  • eyewitness: There have been eyewitness accounts, grainy photographs end even amateur video footage.
  • email: Little is said about concerns with what will end up in our kids email accounts.
  • merchant: If you do not qualify for a merchant account or do not wish to, then you can use the services of a bureau.
  • saving: Goldfish successfully launched its internet based savings account and began active marketing in the autumn.
  • deposit: Those too busy to plan deposit accounts may have built up substantial balances.

Preposition: for

  • %: These 41 RSLs account for some 45 % of RSL housing stock in Scotland.
  • percent: S11 For college students, clothing accounts for 33 percent of the budget, followed closely behind by textbooks at 25 percent.
account Quotes

Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do.

—Fenton,James

Hofstadter's Law: It alwaystakeslonger thanyouexpect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

—Hofstadter, Douglas R(ichard)

I aspire to give no more than a faithful account of men and things asthey have mirrored themselves inmy mind.

—Eliot, George pseudonym of  MaryAnn Evans

Literature is the human activity that takes the fullest and most precise account of variousness, possibility, complexity, and difficulty.

—Trillin, Calvin Marshall

Still is thy name in high account, And still thy verse has charms, Sir David Lindesay of the Mount, Lord Lion King-at-arms!

—Scott, Sir Walter