Synonym: description, information, list, reason, record, statement, story, sum, tale. Similar words: account for, accounting, on account of, accountability, take into account, county, country, count out. Meaning: [ə'kaʊnt] 
n. 1. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services 2. the act of informing by verbal report 3. a record or narrative description of past events 4. a short account of the news 5. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance 6. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. 7. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered 8. grounds 9. importance or value 10. the quality of taking advantage. v. 1. be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something 2. keep an account of 3. to give an account or representation of in words 4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation.
n. 1. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services 2. the act of informing by verbal report 3. a record or narrative description of past events 4. a short account of the news 5. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance 6. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. 7. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered 8. grounds 9. importance or value 10. the quality of taking advantage. v. 1. be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something 2. keep an account of 3. to give an account or representation of in words 4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation. 
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31. She has written off an account of her trip.
32. Your account of events corresponds with hers.
33. This is, of necessity, a brief and incomplete account.
34. Please charge these goods against my husband's account.
35. We have no contemporary account of the battle .
36. My account is badly in arrears.
37. How much money is there in my account?
38. Are you able to verify your account/allegation/report/theory?
39. The freight is included in the account.
40. Seasonal variations need to be taken into account.
41. This account gives you instant access to your money.
42. Account details are encrypted to protect privacy.
43. You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone.
44. He gave a very vivid and often shocking account/description of his time in prison.
45. The boss flipped out when he heard you lost the account.
46. How do you account for the fact that unemployment is still rising?
47. The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.
48. I was called to account for my conduct by the headmistress.
49. He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered.
50. The essence of consultation is to listen to, and take account of, the views of those consulted.
51. The sum of money has been transferred into my account.
52. How can I transfer money from my bank account to his?
53. Switch to an interest-paying current account and stay in credit. Most banks and larger building societies now offer these accounts.
54. He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.
55. The account he gives of his childhood is quite fictitious.
56. He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account.
57. The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.
58. She gave him a factual account of the chronology of her brief liaison.
59. Try to keep your account of events as factual as possible.
60. It's the first time I had ever overdrawn my account.
More similar words: account for, accounting, on account of, accountability, take into account, county, country, count out, count on, counter, discount, counterpart, developing countries, tobacco, accompany, according, mount, accommodate, accord with, according to, accomplishment, amount to, council, accomplishments, counselor, in accordance with, counseling, round and round, aunt, hunt.