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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91. He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his health.
92. Don't put off the party on my account.
93. Keep an account of how much you're spending.
94. My bank account is 50 in the red.
95. I have no account with that bank.
96. What follows is an eye-witness account.
97. Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.
98. He paid the money into his bank account.
99. She gave a lively account of her adventures.
100. He was unable to account for the error.
101. I'd like to transfer $500 to my checking account.
102. On no account should the house be left unlocked.
103. She made a deposit of ￡60 into her account.
104. Exports account for 72% of overall business.
105. He gave a garbled account of what had happened.
106. Please don't put yourself out on our account.
107. She could not account for her mistake.
108. Our account is nicely in the black this month.
109. This necessarily brief account concentrates on two main areas.
110. Some banks make it difficult to open an account.
111. What's the procedure for opening a bank account?
112. There needn't be any more worries on that account.
113. All expenditure must be entered in the account book.
114. The savings account has no overdraft facility.
115. The bank erroneously transferred the money to her account.
116. This gives a first-hand account of the war.
117. His account of the events was inconsistent.
118. The cheque has been credited to your account.
119. My salary is paid directly into my bank account.
120. The account he gives of his childhood is fictitious.
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.