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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61. You can instruct your bank to allow a third party to remove money from your account.
62. The newspapers give a very one-sided account of the war.
63. We would be grateful for prompt payment of your account.
64. I'd like to withdraw 1000 dollars from my savings account and put it in my cheque account.
65. My father bought a new suit on his charge account.
66. She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future.
67. The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws.
68. Fights among rival gangs account for most murders in the city.
69. Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?
70. Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.
71. Do you have an account at this store/with us, madam?
72. There is not the least element of truth in his account of what happened.
73. Speaking through an interpreter, a Japanese fisherman gave his account of the tidal wave.
74. I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
75. You'll have to tell me about your night our with Hamish - I want a blow-by-blow account!
76. At first he insisted on the accuracy of his account, however, he agreed with what I said.
77. Only children whose parents are existing savers may open an account.
78. Employees must on no account make personal telephone calls from the office.
79. I need to deposit five thousand yen in my savings account.
80. Money has been credited to your account by bank giro.
81. He gave a vivid account of his life as a fighter pilot.
82. He talked with him for an hour and a half(Sentencedict.com), fleshing out the details of his original five-minute account.
83. The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account.
84. He was there and saw what happened, so his is the only authentic account.
85. She gave a clear, factual account of the attack.
86. His account of the accident tallies with yours.
87. She opened a savings account at the building society.
88. Britain's tax system takes no account of children.
89. He kept a detailed account of the suspect's movements.
90. She wrote an almost lyrical account of her childhood.
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.