Account

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.

A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.

A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.

A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.

An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.

Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.

To reckon; to compute; to count.

To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to.

To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.

To recount; to relate.

To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.

To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.

To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.

the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"

to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"

the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"