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account > 14 senses
NOUN1account, business relationshipA formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
2account, reportThe act of informing by verbal report
3account, history, chronicle, storyA record or narrative description of past events
4account, report, news report, story, write upA short account of the news
5account, accounting, account statementA statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
6account, explanationA statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
7account, bill, invoiceAn itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
8account, scoreGrounds
9accountImportance or value
10accountThe quality of taking advantage
VERB1accountBe the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
2account, calculateKeep an account of
3account, report, describeTo give an account or representation of in words
4account, answer forFurnish a justifying analysis or explanation
account > pronunciation
Soundsahkaw'nt
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account > noun 1, state
MeaningA formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services.
Examples"he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
Synonymsbusiness relationship
Narrowerbrokerage account; bank account; short account
Broaderrelationship
account > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe act of informing by verbal report.
Examples"by all accounts they were a happy couple"
Synonymsreport
Narrowersummarization, summarisation; indirect discourse; direct discourse, direct quotation; megillah; debriefing; anecdote; narration, recital, yarn; gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
Broaderinforming, making known
account > noun 3, communication
MeaningA record or narrative description of past events.
Examples"he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"
Synonymshistory, chronicle, story
Categoryhistory
Narrowerancient history; etymology; case history; historical document, historical paper, historical record; annals, chronological record; biography, life, life story, life history; recital
Broaderrecord
account > noun 4, communication
MeaningA short account of the news.
Examples"the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
Synonymsreport, news report, story, write up
Narrowernewsletter, newssheet; bulletin; dispatch, despatch, communique; exclusive, scoop
Broadernews
account > noun 5, possession
MeaningA statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.
Examples"they send me an accounting every month"
Synonymsaccounting, account statement
Partsbalance
Narrowercapital account; capital account; profit and loss, profit and loss account; suspense account; expense account, travel and entertainment account
Broaderstatement, financial statement
account > noun 6, communication
MeaningA statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Examples"I expected a brief account"
Synonymsexplanation
Partsexplicandum, explanandum; explanans
Narrowersimplification; accounting; reason; justification; exposition; explication; gloss, rubric; deriving, derivation, etymologizing; definition; interpretation; walk-through
Broaderstatement
Verbsaccount; account
account > noun 7, communication
MeaningAn itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.
Examples"send me an account of what I owe"
Synonymsbill, invoice
Narrowerelectric bill; hotel bill; medical bill, doctor's bill; phone bill, telephone bill; reckoning, tally; tax bill; check, chit, tab
Broaderstatement, financial statement
Verbsaccount
account > noun 8, motive
MeaningGrounds.
Examples"don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"
Synonymsscore
Broaderreason, ground
account > noun 9, attribute
MeaningImportance or value.
Examples"a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
Broaderimportance
account > noun 10, attribute
MeaningThe quality of taking advantage.
Examples"she turned her writing skills to good account"
Broaderprofit, gain
account > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
Broaderbe
account > verb 2, possession
MeaningKeep an account of.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Synonymscalculate
Narrowercredit; balance; overbalance; debit; compound; charge, bill
Nounsaccount; accounting; accounting; accounting; accountant; accounting
account > verb 3, communication
MeaningTo give an account or representation of in words.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsreport, describe
Broaderinform
Nounsaccount
account > verb 4, communication
MeaningFurnish a justifying analysis or explanation.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"I can't account for the missing money"
Synonymsanswer for
Broaderdeclare
Nounsaccount

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