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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121. Invoice the goods to my account.
122. Put it on my account please.
123. Please don't change your plans on my account.
124. The cheque was drawn on his personal account.
125. Do not part with the shares on any account.
126. She retired early on account of ill health.
127. How do you account for the show's success?
128. Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.
129. He has to account to the chairman for all the money he spends.
130. We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account.
131. This account provides you with a ready source of income.
132. He tried to open an account at the branch of his bank nearest to his workplace.
133. Both his first and second wife divorced him on account of his womanizing.
134. I like to keep tabs on my bank account so that I don't overdraw.
135. The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.
136. Dinner was somewhat delayed on account of David's rather tardy arrival.
137. Jenny bored us with a blow-by-blow account of her holiday.
138. Interest is calculated on the daily cleared balance and paid direct to your account.
139. The cheque will bounce if your salary doesn't reach your account today.
140. The money had been secreted in a Swiss Bank account.
141. It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up. Sentencedict.com
142. There was no correspondence between the historical facts and Johnson's account of them.
143. The money will be debited from your account each month.
144. It will take her fifteen years in prison to account for such horrible crime.
145. Our team gave a splendid account of themselves to win the match.
146. Personal characteristics, such as age, sex and marital status are taken into account.
147. Oil exports account for nearly 80% of the country's foreign earnings.
148. Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover.
149. They would log into their account and take a look at prices and decide what they'd like to do.
150. How do you account for all the accidents in series?
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.