account (
http://definr.com/account)
n 1: 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"
[syn:
business relationship]
2: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports
that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they
were a happy couple" [syn:
report]
3: 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" [syn:
history,
chronicle,
story]
4: 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" [syn:
report,
news report,
story,
write up]
5: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting
balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn:
accounting,
account statement]
6: a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed
explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my
failure" [syn:
explanation]
7: a statement of money owed for goods or services; "he paid
his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
[syn:
bill,
invoice]
8: 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" [syn:
score]
9: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he
predicted that although it is of small account now it will
rapidly increase in importance"
10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing
skills to good account"
v 1: 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"
2: keep an account of [syn:
calculate]
3: to give an account or representation of in words: "Discreet
Italian police described it in a manner typically
continental." [syn:
report,
describe]
4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't
account for the missing money" [syn:
answer for]