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account Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
the
act
of
informing
by
verbal
report
; "
he
heard
reports
that
they
were
causing
trouble
"; "
by
all
accounts
they
were
a
happy
couple
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
statement
of
recent
transactions
and
the
resulting
balance
; "
they
send
me
an
accounting
every
month
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
importance
or
value
; "
a
person
of
considerable
account
"; "
he
predicted
that
although
it
is
of
small
account
now
it
will
rapidly
increase
in
importance
"
(n)
the
quality
of
taking
advantage
; "
she
turned
her
writing
skills
to
good
account
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
keep
an
account
of
(v)
to
give
an
account
or
representation
of
in
words
; "
Discreet
Italian
police
described
it
in
a
manner
typically
continental
"
(v)
furnish
a
justifying
analysis
or
explanation
; "
I
can
''
t
account
for
the
missing
money
"
account Synonyms
account
account statement
accounting
answer for
bill
business relationship
calculate
chronicle
describe
explanation
history
invoice
news report
report
score
story
write up
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