account

ac·count  (-kount)

n.

1. A narrative or record of events.

2.

a. A reason given for a particular action or event: What is the account for this loss?

b. A report relating to one's conduct: gave a satisfactory account of herself.

c. A basis or ground: no reason to worry on that account.

3. Abbr. a/c or acct.

a. A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.

b. A precise list or enumeration of financial transactions.

c. Money deposited for checking, savings, or brokerage use.

d. A customer having a business or credit relationship with a firm: salespeople visiting their accounts.

4. Worth, standing, or importance: a landowner of some account.

5. Profit or advantage: turned her writing skills to good account.

tr.v. ac·count·ed, ac·count·ing, ac·counts

To consider as being; deem. See Synonyms at consider. See Usage Note at as¹.

Phrasal Verb:

account for

1. To constitute the governing or primary factor in: Bad weather accounted for the long delay.

2. To provide an explanation or justification for: The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.

Idioms:

call to account

1. To challenge or contest.

2. 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

1. For oneself.

2. On one's own; by oneself: He wants to work on his own account.

take into account

To take into consideration; allow for.

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[Middle English, from Old French acont, from aconter, to reckon : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + cunter, to count (from Latin computre, to sum up; see compute).]

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account

Noun

1. a report or description

2. a person's money held in a bank

3. a statement of financial transactions with the resulting balance

4. part or behalf: I am sorry that you suffered on my account

5. call someone to account to demand an explanation from someone

6. give a good or bad account of oneself to perform well or fail to perform well

7. of no account of little importance or value

8. on account of because of

9. take account of or take into account to take into consideration; allow for

Verb

to consider as: the evening was accounted a major step forward by all concerned [Old French acont]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	account - 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" chronicle, history, story history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" ancient history - a history of the ancient world etymology - a history of a word case history - detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment historical document, historical paper, historical record - writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) chronological record, annals - a chronological account of events in successive years biography, life history, life story, life - an account of the series of events making up a person's life record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" recital - a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
	2.	account - 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" news report, write up, report, story news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) communique, despatch, dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste) urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true exclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
	3.	account - 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" business relationship brokerage account - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000" bank account - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank" relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries short account - a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)
	4.	account - 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" explanation statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" explanandum, explicandum - (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained explanans - (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises simplification - an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity accounting - a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" reason - an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief exposition - an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background" explication - a detailed explanation of the meaning of something gloss, rubric - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text deriving, etymologizing, derivation - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase definition - a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" walk-through - a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties"
	5.	account - 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" score reason, ground - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
	6.	account - importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
	7.	account - a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" account statement, accounting financial statement, statement - a document showing credits and debits capital account - (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date capital account - (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities profit and loss, profit and loss account - an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss suspense account - an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification balance - equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account expense account, travel and entertainment account - an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
	8.	account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" report summarisation, summarization - the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly indirect discourse - a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'") direct discourse, direct quotation - a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information megillah - (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" debriefing - report of a mission or task anecdote - short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
	9.	account - 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" invoice, bill financial statement, statement - a document showing credits and debits electric bill - a bill for money owed for electricity used hotel bill - statement of charges for staying in a hotel doctor's bill, medical bill - statement of charges for medical services phone bill, telephone bill - statement of charges for telephone service reckoning, tally - a bill for an amount due tax bill - money owed for taxes tab, chit, check - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
	10.	account - the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" gain, profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Verb	1.	account - 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	account - keep an account of                   calculate credit - accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100" balance - compute credits and debits of an account overbalance - cause to be off balance; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget" debit - enter as debit compound - calculate principal and interest bill, charge - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
	3.	account - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" report, describe inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
	4.	account - furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" answer for declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

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account

noun 1. description, report, record, story, history, detail, statement, relation, version, tale, explanation, narrative, chronicle, portrayal, recital, depiction, narration

noun 2. importance, standing, concern, value, note, benefit, use, profit, worth, weight, advantage, rank, import, honour, consequence, substance, merit, significance, distinction, esteem, usefulness, repute, momentousness

noun 3. Commerce ledger, charge, bill, statement, balance, tally, invoice, computation

verb 4. consider, rate, value, judge, estimate, think, hold, believe, count, reckon, assess, weigh, calculate, esteem, deem, compute, gauge, appraise, regard as

account for something

1. constitute, make, make up, compose, comprise

2. explain, excuse, justify, clarify, give a reason for, give an explanation for, illuminate, clear up, answer for, rationalize, elucidate

3. put out of action, kill, destroy, put paid to, incapacitate >> on account of by reason of, because of, owing to, on the basis of, for the sake of, on the grounds of

Translations

account [əˈkaunt] n (COMM) → cuenta, factura (= report); informe m;

accounts npl (COMM) → cuentas fpl;

"account payee only" → "únicamente en cuenta del beneficiario";

your account is still outstanding → su cuenta está todavía pendiente;

of little account → de poca importancia;

on account → a crédito;

to buy sth on account → comprar algo a crédito;

on no account → bajo ningún concepto;

on account of → a causa de, por motivo de;

to take into account, take account of → tener en cuenta;

to keep an account of → llevar la cuenta de;

to bring sb to account for sth/for having done sth → pedirle cuentas a algn por algo/por haber hecho algo

account for vt fus (= explain) → explicar;

all the children were accounted for → no faltaba ningún niño

account [əˈkaunt] n (Comm) → compte m (= report); compte rendu, récit m;

accounts npl (Comm) (= records); comptabilité f, comptes;

"account payee only" (Brit) → "chèque non endossable";

to keep an account of → noter;

to bring sb to account for sth/for having done sth → amener qn à rendre compte de qch/d'avoir fait qch;

by all accounts → au dire de tous;

of little account → de peu d'importance;

of no account → sans importance;

on account → en acompte;

to buy sth on account → acheter qch à crédit;

on no account → en aucun cas;

on account of → à cause de;

to take into account, take account of → tenir compte de

account for vt fus (= explain) → expliquer, rendre compte de (= represent); représenter;

all the children were accounted for → aucun enfant ne manquait;

four people are still not accounted for → on n'a toujours pas retrouvé quatre personnes

account [əˈkaunt] n (Comm) (bill) → Rechnung f;

(in bank, department store) → Konto nt;

(report) → Bericht m;

accounts npl (Comm) → Buchhaltung f;

(Bookkeeping) → (Geschäfts)bücher pl;

"account payee only" (Brit) → "nur zur Verrechnung";

to keep an account of → Buch führen über +acc;

to bring sb to account for sth/for having embezzled £50,000 → jdn für etw/für die Unterschlagung von £50.000 zur Rechenschaft ziehen;

by all accounts → nach allem, was man hört;

of no account → ohne Bedeutung;

on account → auf Kredit;

to pay £5 on account → eine Anzahlung von £5 leisten;

on no account → auf keinen Fall;

on account of → wegen +gen;

to take into account, take account of → berücksichtigen

account for account vt fus → erklären;

(expenditure) → Rechenschaft ablegen für;

(represent) → ausmachen;

all the children were accounted for account → man wusste, wo alle Kinder waren;

four people are still not accounted for account → vier Personen werden immer noch vermisst

account [əˈkaunt] n (COMM) → conto (= report); descrizione f;

accounts npl (COMM) → conti;

"account payee only" (BRIT) → "assegno non trasferibile";

to keep an account of → tenere nota di;

to bring sb to account for sth/for having done sth → chiedere a qn di render conto di qc/per aver fatto qc;

by all accounts → a quanto si dice;

of little account → di poca importanza;

on account → in acconto;

to buy sth on account → comprare qc a credito;

on no account → per nessun motivo;

on account of → a causa di;

to take into account, take account of → tener conto di

account for vt fus (= explain) → spiegare; giustificare;

all the children were accounted for → nessun bambino mancava all'appello

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account

n account [əˈkaunt]

1 an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank I have (opened) an account with the local bank.rekeningحِسَاب فِي المَصْرِفсметкаúčet, kontokontodie Rechnungλογαριασμόςcuentaarve, konto( حساب ( بانکیtilicompteחֶשבּוֹן בָּנקखाताračunszámlatagihan, rekeningreikningur, yfirlitconto勘定書채무 명세서sąskaitarēķinsakaunrekening(av)regningrachunekcontaacontсчётúčet, kontoračunračunräkningบัญชีเงินฝากhesap帳單рахунокکھاتہ ، حسابtài khoản帐单

2 a statement of money owing Send me an account.rekeningبَيَان بِالحِسَابотчетúčetafregningGeschaftsbücherλογαριασμός εσόδων εξόδωνfacturaarveصورت حسابlaskucomptesחֶשבּוֹןविवरणizvješćeelszámoláscatatan keluar-masuk uang, laporanbókhald, reikningsyfirlitconto収支計算대차 계정, 회계sąskaitosrēķini; norēķinipenyataboekenregnskap(s-)rachunekcontasfac­turi; carnet de cecuriсчетаúčetračuniizveštajräkenskaperรายการบัญชีtaksit hesabı帳目рахунокواجب الادا رقم کا حسابbản kê khai帐目

3 a description or explanation (of something that has happened) a full account of his holiday.verhaalتَقْرِير عَن الأحْدَاثотчетpopis, zpráva; vysvětleníberetningdas Kontoτραπεζικός λογαριασμόςrelatoaruanneشرحselontekocompteדִין וְחֶשְבּוֹן, סִפּוּר @@@סִיפּוּר$$$विवरणizvješće(bank)számlarekening bankreikningurresoconto口座구좌sąskaitarēķins; kontslaporanrekening(bank)kontokontocontacontбанковский счётspráva, opis,bančni računopiskontoคำอธิบายanlatım, rapor帳戶звітسرگزشت، تفصیلsự miêu tả帐户

4 an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying I have an account at Smiths.rekeningدَفْعَه عَلَى الحِسَابимам сметкаsplátkový účetkonto; afdragsordningKundenkontoπίστωση, ανοιχτός λογαριασμόςcuentaarveحساب نسیهtilicompteחֶשְבּוֹןbankovni računfolyószámlaangsuranreikningur (vera í r.)contoつけ(외상 거래의) 정기 결제 (계정)sąskaitanorēķinsbuku kira-kirarekeningkonto, avdragkredytcontacontкредит (по открытому счёту)kontoodprt računračunkontoเงินงวดhesap帳號розрахунокکھاتہ ، چلتا حسابtrả góp帐号

5 (usually in plural) a record of money received and spent You must keep your accounts in order; (also adjective ) an account book.rekeninge, boekeمُرَاجَعَةِ الحِسَابَاتсметки, счетоводна книгаúčty; účetníregnskab; regnskabs-der Berichtαναφορά, έκθεση, περιγραφήcuentasarveحسابtilicompte renduחֶשְבּוֹנוֹתračunibeszámolócerita lengkapfrásögn, skÿrslacontabilità報告진술, 설명pasakojimas, ataskaitaatskaite; ziņojumsbuku akaunverslagutredning; beretningopis, relacjarelatorelatareотчётúčty; účtovnýporočilovođenje evidencije o stanju na računuredogörelseบัญชีรายรับ-รายจ่ายhesap敘述облікова бухгалтерська книгаحساب کتابbáo cáo thu chi叙述

n acˈcountancy

the work of an accountant He is studying accountancy.rekeningkundeعِلْم المُحَاسَبَهсчетоводствоúčetnictvíbogholderi; regnskabsføring; revisiondie Buchführungλογιστικήcontabilidadraamatupidamineحسابداریkirjanpitocomptabilitéחֶשְבּוֹנָאוּתलेखाशास्त्रračunovodstvokönyvelésakuntansibókhaldragioneria会計学회계술; 회계직buhalterija, sąskaitybagrāmatvedībaperakaunanboekhoudingregnskapsføring, bokføringksięgowość, rachunkowośćcontabilidadecontabilitateбухгалтерское делоúčtovníctvoračunovodstvoračunovodstvobokföringการบัญชีmuhasebe會計工作бухгалтерська справаحساب داری کا کام یا پیشہnghề kế toán会计工作

n acˈcountant

a keeper or inspector of (money) accounts He employs an accountant to deal with his income tax.rekenmeesterمُحَاسِبсчетоводителúčetní, revizor účtůbogholder; regnskabsfører; revisorder/die Buchhalter(in)λογιστήςcontableraamatupidaja, revidentحسابدارkirjanpitäjä, tilintarkastajacomptableרוֹאֶה חֶשְׁבּוֹןलेखाकारračunovođakönyvelőakuntanbókari, endurskoðandiragioniere会計士회계 담당자buhalteris, sąskaitininkasgrāmatvedis; rēķinvedisakauntanaccountantregnskapsfører, bokholderksięgowycontabilistacontabilбухгалтерúčtovník, kontrolór účtovračunovodjaračunovođakamrer, revisorนักบัญชีmuhasebeci會計бухгалтерحساب کتاب میں ماہر ، منیمnhân viên kế toán会计

account for

to give a reason for; to explain I can account for the mistake.rekenskap geeيُفَسِّـر ، يُبَيِّن السَبَبдавам сметкаvysvětlitgøre rede for; stå til regnskab for; forklareerklärenεξηγώ, δίνω εξηγήσεις για κτ.dar explicacionesseletust andmaتوضیح دادنselittäärendre compte deלַתֶת דִין וְחֶשְבּוֹן, לִהיוֹת אַחרַאיजवाब देनाobjasnitielszámol (vmivel)bertanggung jawabgera grein fyrir, útskÿraspiegare～を説明する...의 이유를 밝히다paaiškintiatskaitīties par; izskaidrot; atbildēt parpenjelasanverklarengjøre greie for, forklarewyjaśnićexplicara explicaотвечать заvysvetliťpojasnitiobjasnitiförklaraอธิบายaçıklamak, hesabını vermek說明звітувати, пояснюватиدلیل دینا، جواب دیناgiải thích说明

on account of

because of She stayed indoors on account of the bad weather.vanweëبِسَبَب، نَظَراً لِзарадиvzhledem k, propå grund afwegenεξαιτίαςa causa de, debido a(millegi) tõttuبه دلیلà cause deבִּגלַלके कारणzbogmiattkarenavegnaa causa di～の理由で...때문에dėldēļdisebabkanvanwegepå grunn avz powodudevido adin cauzaиз-за; ввидуpre, kvôlizaradizbogpå grund avเนื่องจากyüzünden, dolayı因為через, внаслідокکے سبب سے ، بابتbởi vì因为

on my/his (etc) account

because of me, him etc or for my, his etc sake You don't have to leave early on my account.om my onthalweبِسَبَبِي، مِن أجْلِيзаради менkvůlifor ... skyldmeinetwegen/seinetwegenγια χάρη κπ.por mi, su etc causa(kellegi) pärastبه خاطر کسیjonkun vuoksià cause deבִגלַל -चलतेradivki kedvéértkarenavegnaper colpa di, a causa di～のために...을 위해서, ...때문에dėl ko norsmanis, viņa utt. dēļkepentinganvoor mij etc.på grunn av (meg, han osv.)z mojego, jego itp. powodupor causa dedin cauzaиз-за меня, него и т.д.kvôlizaradizbog mene (njega) itd.för min, (hans) skullเพราะ...-ın yüzünden為了(某人)заради когоسبب ہوناvì ai为了（某人）

on no account

not for any reason On no account must you open that door.onder geen omstandighedeمَهْمَا يَكُن السَبَبв никакъв случайv žádném případěunder ingen omstændighederauf keinen Fallσε καμία περίπτωσηbajo ningún conceptomitte mingil tingimuselتحت هیچ شرایطیei missään tapauksessaen aucun casבְּשוּם אוֹפֶן לֹאहरगिज नहींni pod koju cijenusemmiképpendengan alasan apa pun tidak, bagaimana pun tidakundir engum kringumstæðumper nessun motivo, in alcun casoけっして～しないjokiu būdunekādā ziņātidak sekali-kaliin geen gevalunder ingen omstendighetpod żadnym pozorempor motivo nenhumîn nici un cazни в коем случаеv žiadnom prípade, za žiadnu cenuza nobeno cenoni u kom slučajupå inga villkorไม่ว่าด้วยเหตุใดhiçbir nedenle, asla決不ні в якому разіبلا سببkhông vì lý do nào决不

take (something) into account, *take account of (something)

to consider (something which is part of the problem etc) We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.in gedagte houيَأخُذ بِعَيْن الإعْتِبار، يُرَاعِيвзимам под вниманиеbrát v úvahutage i betragtningberücksichtigenλαμβάνω υπόψηtomar en consideración, tener en cuentaarvesse võtmaمورد توجه قرار دادنottaa huomioontenir compte deלָקַחַת בְּחֶשְבּוֹןका ध्यान रखनाuzeti u obzirtekintetbe veszmempertimbangkan, memperhatikantaka með í reikninginntenere conto di考慮にいれる참작하다atsižvelgti į (ką nors)ņemt vērāpertimbanganrekening houden metta i betraktningwziąć pod uwagęlevar em consideraçãoa ţine cont deпринимать (что-л.) в расчётbrať do úvahyupoštevatiuzeti u obzirta hänsyn tillพิจารณาgöz önünde bulundurmak, hesaba katmak考慮брати до увагиحساب مین لانا ، لحاظ رکھناxem xét考虑