1. an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings;an account of the trip.
2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior.
3. a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some event.
4. reason; basis: On this account I'm refusing your offer.
5. importance; worth; value; consequence: things of no account.
6. estimation; judgment: In his account it was an excellent piece of work.
7. an amount of money deposited with a bank, as in a checking or savings account: My account is now with Third National.
8. an accommodation or service extended by a business to a customer or client permitting the charging of goods or services, the returning for credit of unsatisfactory merchandise, etc.: Do you have an account at this store?My account with the restaurant is past due.
9. a statement of financial transactions.
10. Bookkeeping.
• a formal record of the debits and credits relating to the person, business, etc., named at the head of the ledger account.
• a balance of a specified period's receipts and expenditures.
11. Commerce.
• a business relation in which credit is used.
• any customer or client, especially one carried on a regular credit basis.
• the business assigned to an advertising agency by a client: The toothpaste account was awarded to a new agency last year.
12. an electronic identity, as a username and its associated data, assigned to an individual or group for secure, personalized access to a website, network, digital service, etc.: I don’t access my work account from my home computer.Your email account has been hacked!

13. to give an explanation (usually followed by for): to account for the accident.
14. to answer concerning one's conduct, duties, etc. (usually followed by for): to account for the missing documents.
15. to provide a report on money received, kept, and spent.
16. to cause (usually followed by for): The humidity accounts for our discomfort.His reckless driving accounted for the accident.

17. to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid.
18. to assign or impute (usually followed by to): the many virtues accounted to him.

19. call to account,
• to hold accountable; blame; reprimand: Call them to account for having endangered their lives.
• ask for an explanation of.
20. to do something or conduct oneself in a good (bad, etc.) manner: She gave a good account of herself in the tennis tournament.
21. to hold responsible; hold accountable or culpable: If any of the silver is missing, I'm going to hold you to account.
22. as an installment or a partial payment: I can't pay the balance, but here's $10 on account.
23. on account of,
• by reason of; because of.
• for the sake of: She saw it through on account of me.
24. in any case; under any circumstances.
25. under no circumstances; absolutely not: On no account should you buy that painting without having it appraised.
26. take account of,
• to make allowance for; consider: One must take account of the difficult circumstances. Taking account of the high overhead, the price is not excessive.
• to notice or observe.
27. to derive profit or use from; turn to advantage: She has turned her misfortunes to account.

1. a verbal or written report, description, or narration of some occurrence, event, etc
2. an explanation of conduct, esp one made to someone in authority
3. ground; basis; consideration (often in the phrases on this (that, every, no, etc) account, on account of)
4. importance, consequence, or value
5. assessment; judgment
6. profit or advantage
7. part or behalf (only in the phrase on one's or someone's account)
8. 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
9. a statement of monetary transactions with the resulting balance
10. (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
11. 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
13. call to account or bring to account
• to insist on explanation
• to rebuke; reprimand
• to hold responsible
14. to perform badly
15. to perform well
16. on account
• on credit
• as partial payment
17. because of; by reason of
18. to take into consideration; allow for
19. settle accounts with or square accounts with
• to pay or receive a balance due
• to get revenge on (someone)
20. See bank account, credit account

21. to consider or reckon

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