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A narration of an event or experience
“Tyler has provided a detailed account of the events leading up to the incident to police.”
A written report or description of an event or experience
“Her next piece in the journal will be an account of the five days she spent in jail in a foreign country.”
A bill for goods or services provided over a period
“Once treatment has been completed, the surgery will send the account directly to your employer.”
A basis or consideration for an idea or action
“On that account alone, you should agree that the system needs an overhaul.”
An interpretation or rendering of a piece of music
“Let me say, however, that I have never heard an account of Voodoo Chile that was better played or sung.”
A record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose
“All local governments must maintain a financial account in the standard format.”
An arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client
A sum of money saved for the future
“She had set aside a special account for college expenses.”
The quality or condition of being important
“Do not concern yourself with matters that are of no account.”
The property of being serviceable, of being useful for some function
“The project would ultimately come to no account when it was eventually canceled.”
Careful consideration or deliberation of the facts or reasons
“Lisa did not take into account the potential problems that came with keeping a pony.”
A feeling of high regard or approval
“They held her grandfather, a renowned pioneer in aviation, in high account.”
A customer, buyer or receiver of goods or services
“He was placed as head customer service manager of the company's most important account.”
An interesting or amusing story, typically fictional or exaggerated
An official report, especially on state or military affairs
Information about a subject, typically only known to a select few
A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form
An idea or outline of something
A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing
A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services
A document, usually a book, that explains the basic facts about a particular subject
A distinct treatment or approach towards something
The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject
A practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance
The amount of money needed or available for a purpose
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services
A relation to something specified
A person or firm that owes money
Friendly, informal conversation
Implied or explicit significance
The action or process of calculating or estimating something
A written or spoken agreement, usually legal or official
Piecing-together
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something
A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation
A verbal or written answer
A person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage
The protective care or guardianship of someone or something
A subject referred to in speech or writing
To consider or regard in a specified way
“I account myself lucky to have such a wonderful family.”
To work out the details of something in advance, especially finances
To count
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
Help or benefit
(of a person) To behave towards someone in a certain way
To assign or regard as belonging to a particular category
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