ac·count
(ə-kount́)
[Middle English, from Old French acont, from aconter, to reckon, a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–), + cunter, to count (from Latin computāre, to sum up; see compute).]
noun
- A narrative or record of events.
- A reason given for a particular action or event: What is the account for this loss?
- A report relating to one's conduct: gave a satisfactory account of herself.
- A basis or ground: no reason to worry on that account.
- A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.
- A precise list or enumeration of financial transactions.
- Money deposited for checking, savings, or brokerage use.
- A customer having a business or credit relationship with a firm: salespeople visiting their accounts.
- Worth, standing, or importance: a landowner of some account.
- Profit or advantage: turned her writing skills to good account.
transitive verb: -count·ed, -count·ing, -counts.
- To consider as being; deem. See synonyms at consider See Usage Note at: as
phrasal verbs
- account for
- To constitute the governing or primary factor in: Bad weather accounted for the long delay.
- To provide an explanation or justification for: The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.
idioms
- call to account
- To challenge or contest. To hold answerable for.
- on account
- On credit.
- on account of
- Because of; for the sake of: “We got married on account of the baby” (Anne Tyler)
- on no account
- Under no circumstances.
- on (one's) own account
- For oneself. On one's own; by oneself: He wants to work on his own account.
- take into account
- To take into consideration; allow for.
