account
account definition
ac·count (ə ko̵unt′)
transitive verb
to consider or judge to be; deem; value
Etymology: ME acounten < OFr aconter < a-, to + conter, to tell < compter < L computare: see compute
intransitive verb
- to furnish a reckoning (to someone) of money received and paid out
- to make satisfactory amends (for) he will account for his crime
- to give satisfactory reasons or an explanation (for) can he account for his actions?
- to be the cause, agent, or source of: with for
- to do away with as by killing: with for he accounted for five of the enemy
noun
- a counting; calculation
- a record of the financial data pertaining to a specific asset, liability, income item, expense item, or net-worth item
- bank account
- a record of the financial transactions relating to a specific person, property, business, etc.
- charge account
- a business or firm that is a customer or client, esp. on a regular, credit basis one of our best accounts
- worth; importance a thing of small account
- an explanation
- a report; description; story
account Idioms
call to account
- to demand an explanation of
- to reprimand
give a good account of oneself
to acquit oneself creditably
on account
- on a charge account; on the installment plan
- as partial payment
on someone's account
for someone's sake
on account of
- because of
- for (someone's) sake
on no account
not under any circumstances
take account of
- to take into consideration; allow for
- to take notice of; note
take into account
to take into consideration
turn to account
to get use or profit from
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