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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
“I still have some money left over in my account at the bank.”
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.”
A collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject
A short official statement or broadcast summary of news
An interesting or amusing story, typically fictional or exaggerated
A person's life story, especially one published
News or information that has been published, reported or broadcast
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
The level or measure of being good or worthy
An account or reports of an event
A person staying at a hotel or guest house
A document, usually a book, that explains the basic facts about a particular subject
The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject
The action or process of calculating or estimating something
A relation to something specified
Financial statement including gains and losses for a period
The act of spreading gossip or babble, often involving the passing on of accounts and rumors
Implied or explicit significance
A written or spoken agreement, usually legal or official
A verbal or written answer
An account or narrative that is factual or based on real events
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something
The protective care or guardianship of someone or something
A subject referred to in speech or writing
A recreation, typically of something creative, artistic or historical
To consider or regard in a specified way
“I account myself lucky to have such a wonderful family.”
To compute an amount or value mathematically
To work out the details of something in advance, especially finances
(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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