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Meaning account meaning

What does account mean?
Definitions in simple English

account Noun

— An account is an arrangement with a bank or other company to do business. I opened a bank account when I moved into town. The internet company cancelled my e-mail account. — The records of the money that is paid or received. (often plural) The accounts show that your bill has already been paid. — A description of events The account that he gave didn't match the story that was in the newspaper. — If you take something into account, you think about it when you decide something. Effective leaders have to take account of everyone's feelings.

account Verb

— If mathx/math accounts for mathy/math, it explains why mathy/math happens or exists. Oh, she was sick. Well, that accounts for her poor test score.

account

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

Synonyms account synonyms

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account English » English

report story bill description calculation tale narrative deem explanation statement reckoning information consider think regard record reckon reason history answer invoice count believe accredit accounting opine tally explain calculate news narration exposition advertising account yarn take into account score sake number list interest esteem computation chronicle charge account case bank account answer for write up value register

Topics account topics

What do people use account to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Describe
Language and thought Communication Make speech

Report
Work and occupation Finance Borrow

Credit
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Explain
Language and thought Communication Make speech

News, message
Work and occupation Finance

Accounting
Language and thought Think Mind

Think about
Language and thought Want Influence

Advise

Conjugation account conjugation

How do you conjugate account?

account · verb

Examples account examples

How do I use account in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must take his age into account.
Your account is empty.
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the only factors that can account for the observed warming over the last century; there are no credible alternative human or natural explanations supported by the observational evidence.
I took that into account.
She divorced him on my account.
I don't need a Facebook account to have friends.
Tom's bank account is empty.
I do not have an account in these forums.
How do you account for your being late?
What account can you give of your misbehavior?
You have to account for your absence.
You need not take account of the fact.
How do you account for the fact?
You have to account for the result.
The chairman should take the minority opinion into account.
Send me the account.
Can you account for why our team lost?
How do you account for your absence?
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.
The picnic was put off on account of rain.
The picnic was held in the gym on account of the rain.
I couldn't go out on account of the bad weather.

Movie subtitles

You can't account for where you were.
Is it like opening a bank account?
So yesterday, you posted a photo on Scarlet's Instagram account that was removed by their compliance. May I see it?
I know that it's frustrating, Kat, but our Instagram account is important.
That's all very clever, Kat, but one more and they'll shut down the account.
It would be a terrible trade to lose that account over 31,000 clicks.
We reach a lot of women with that account, and we can't have it taken down.
I'm having a problem with my account.
A couple of dollars on account.
On account of the rush, the wedding celebration includes only the closest family members.
Let them gobble. You will send me an account tomorrow.
Go to the account office. You will get settled and you are fired!
According to yesterday's account.
Whenever a fella shuts up and won't say anything, I've noticed it's generally on account of a woman.
I assure you, all your views will be taken into account.
Starting with Ms. Davenport, give us your account of recent events.
That, too, has been taken into account.
I'd like the jury to take into account that this information about my client was taken from a few neighbors and should not be taken seriously.
I've got a charge account in every shop on 5th Avenue.
I got to get it back in my account.
The man has no account here.
But you needn't go on account of this idiot.
Closing your account?
Checking up on this account.
Furthermore, it is madame's wish that while half of the interest. shall be deposited as usual in madame's account, the other half, contrary to custom, shall be delivered in cash into madame's personal custody.
Silly to lose my temper on account of the little thing you called me.
Always was a restless, good-for-nothing, no-account chap.
THAT ALL THAT MONEY'S BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A NEW ACCOUNT.
Account of the Great Death in Wisborg, anno Domini 1838.
Don't get in trouble on account of me.
I don't want you to lose anything on my account. No.
THIS MEANS THE SAFETY OF 6 OF MY FRIENDS WHO ARE IN PRISON ON ACCOUNT OF ME.
Of course, if Fuzzy-Wuzzy really wants to give me something he could put a few more pennies in my bank account.
Now the account is closed.
Have any of you seen this account of the man. who jumped off the Eiffel Tower last night and picked himself up unhurt?
Don't tell me you did it on my account.

News and current affairs

Indeed, America's current-account position strengthened despite the dollar's appreciation in the face of safe-haven demand.
Now, with household debt sustained on a knife-edge after feverish government intervention, the fiscal position has deteriorated dramatically and the current-account balance has worsened again.
In the short run, the US current-account deficit will remain, regardless of which country runs bilateral surpluses.
Thus, China's continued reinvestment of its current-account surplus in US government securities is of utmost important for US growth and financial stability.
Given that America benefits mightily from China's purchases of US government securities, it is difficult to understand why the US government and Congress have been complaining so much about the bilateral current-account deficit.
The good news is that, following President Hu Jintao's recent visit to Washington, both America and China have been taking positive steps to resolve their differences over the bilateral current-account balance.
Shell, the largest foreign operator in the Niger Delta, has been criticized repeatedly for its egregious practices and its unwillingness to be held to account.
The cumulative total since the beginning of the first crisis year (2008) means that Spain has financed its entire current-account deficit via the printing press.
Since Greece's current-account deficit as a share of GDP was three times higher than Ireland's, Greek prices would have to fall by about half to achieve the same kind of success.
Only a price reduction would create current-account surpluses and enable the crisis countries to pay off their foreign debts.
Fossil fuels account for more than four-fifths of the world's energy diet.
For Chinese policy makers, today's market pressures are not high enough to force them to take action, as China still enjoys a decent surplus in its balance of payments, both on current account and capital account.
I recently learned something interesting: American international finance economists and American domestically oriented macroeconomists have very different - indeed, opposing - views of the likely consequences of America's huge current-account deficit.
One or both of these agencies would then have an account with several billion dollars.
My colleagues and I, serving on an advisory committee for the Spanish initiative, have recommended that donors pool their funds into a single international account, which we call the Financial Coordination Mechanism (FCM).
Poor countries would receive prompt and predictable financing for agricultural inputs from a single account, rather than from dozens of distinct and fragmented donors.
After all, advanced countries account for about two-thirds of global GDP, so slow growth in these countries will inevitably impede global growth and truncate the growth potential of much of the developing world.
We need to take into account the increase in emissions that adaptation will cause.
Global macroeconomic stability requires that we avoid such large current-account imbalances in the future.
In other words, the ENP does not account for the developmental, cultural, and aspirational differences among the EU's partner countries.
The colonial legacy also helps account for the relatively docile nature of Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa.
Whatever the case, both institutions certainly have much to answer for - and the loan agreements provide an arbitration clause to bring them to account.
This reflex has left Zimbabwe practically a journalism-free zone, with only the foreign press seeking to hold President Robert Mugabe to account.
South Korea and Japan need to have their views taken into serious account if this now inevitable withdrawal is to succeed.
Signs of the American economy's perilous condition are everywhere - from yawning fiscal and current-account deficits to plummeting home prices and a feeble dollar.

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