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accounts
noun(ac-count)an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
Examples:
Send me an account of what I owe.
accounts
noun(ac-count)a record or narrative description of past events
Examples:
He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president.
accounts
noun(ac-count)grounds
Synonyms: score,
Examples:
Don't do it on my account.
The paper was rejected on account of its length.
The paper was rejected on account of its length.
accounts
noun(ac-count)a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
Synonyms: account statement, accounting,
Examples:
They send me an accounting every month.
accounts
noun(ac-count)the act of informing by verbal report
Synonyms: report,
Examples:
By all accounts they were a happy couple.
accounts
noun(ac-count)a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
Synonyms: business relationship,
Examples:
He asked to see the executive who handled his account.
accounts
noun(ac-count)a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Synonyms: explanation,
Examples:
I expected a brief account.
accounts
noun(ac-count)a short account of the news
Examples:
The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious.
accounts
verb(ac-count)furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
Synonyms: answer for,
Examples:
I can't account for the missing money.
accounts
verb(ac-count)be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
Examples:
Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam.
accounts
noun(ac-count)importance or value
Examples:
A person of considerable account.
He predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance.
He predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance.
accounts
noun(ac-count)the quality of taking advantage
Examples:
She turned her writing skills to good account.