account (əˈkaʊnt
)
Definitions
noun
- a verbal or written report, description, or narration of some occurrence, event, etc
- an explanation of conduct, esp one made to someone in authority
- ground; basis; consideration (often in the phrases on this (that, every, no, etc) account, on account of)
- importance, consequence, or value ⇒
of little account
- assessment; judgment
- profit or advantage ⇒
to turn an idea to account
- part or behalf (only in the phrase on one's part or behalf (only in the phrase or someone's account)
- finance
- a business relationship between a bank, department store, stockbroker, etc, and a depositor, customer, or client permitting the latter certain banking or credit services
- the sum of money deposited at a bank
- the amount of credit available to the holder of an account
- a record of these
- a statement of monetary transactions with the resulting balance
- (on the London Stock Exchange) the period, ordinarily of a fortnight's duration, in which transactions formerly took place and at the end of which settlements were made
- accounting a chronological list of debits and credits relating to a specified asset, liability, expense, or income of a business and forming part of the ledger
- a regular client or customer, esp a firm that purchases commodities on credit
- an area of business assigned to another ⇒
they transferred their publicity account to a new agent
- See call to account
- See give a bad account of oneself
- See give a good account of oneself
- See on account
- See on account of
- See take account of
- See settle accounts with
- See bank account , credit account
verb
- (tr) to consider or reckon ⇒
he accounts himself poor
Word Origin
C13: from Old French acont, from conter, compter to countC13: from Old French from to 1Synonyms
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description,
report,
record,
story,
history,
detail,
statement,
relation,
version,
tale,
explanation,
narrative,
chronicle,
portrayal,
recital,
depiction,
narration,
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importance,
standing,
concern,
value,
note,
benefit,
use,
profit,
worth,
weight,
advantage,
rank,
import,
honour,
consequence,
substance,
merit,
significance,
distinction,
esteem,
usefulness,
repute,
momentousness,
Translations
- British English:
account
An account is a written or spoken report of something that has happened.She gave a detailed account of what happened.əˈkaʊnt NOUN She gave a detailed account of what happened.
- Spanish:
explicación
nf
- French: compte-rendu nm
- German:
Konto
nnt Konten
- Chinese: 报告 n
- Arabic: بَيَان n
- Portuguese: relato nm
- Russian: отчет nm
- Croatian: izvješće nm
- Czech: zpráva nf
- Danish: redegørelse nutr
- Dutch: verslag nnt
- Finnish: selvitys n
- Greek: εκτίμηση nf
- Italian: resoconto nm
- Japanese: 説明 n
- Korean: 보고 n
- Norwegian: konto nm
- Polish: opis nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: relato nm
- European Spanish:
explicación
nf
- Swedish: konto nnt
- Thai: รายงาน การบรรยาย n
- Turkish: tarif n
- Vietnamese: bản báo cáo n
- British English:
account
If you have an account with a bank, you leave money with the bank and take it out when you need it.Have you got a savings account?əˈkaʊnt NOUN Have you got a savings account?
- Spanish:
cuenta
nf
- French:
compte
nm
- German:
Konto
nnt Konten
- Chinese: 账户 n
- Arabic: حِسَاب n
- Portuguese: conta bancária nf
- Russian: банковский счет nm
- Croatian: račun nm
- Czech: účet nm
- Danish: konto nutr
- Dutch: rekening nf
- Finnish: pankkitili n
- Greek: λογαριασμός nm
- Italian: conto nm
- Japanese: 預金口座 n
- Korean: 은행 계좌 n
- Norwegian: konto nm
- Polish: konto nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: conta bancária nf
- European Spanish:
cuenta
nf
- Swedish: konto nnt
- Thai: บัญชีเงินฝาก n
- Turkish: hesap n
- Vietnamese: tài khoản n
Usage examples
I was hoping we'd get the Spectrum account then I'd talk to the bank...' My voice trailed off.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)'He had the strongest wrists in the village on account of him spending all his time fishing on the Tape,' said the blacksmith.
Country Life (2004)Can I continue to fund his SSIA account for: (a) six months?
Irish Times (2002)I thought there was a code relating to direct debits which absolved the account holder from errors.
Glasgow Herald (2001)A desperate defence such as anorexia is a function of pride, and pride takes no account of what is actually going on.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)