noun1. a verbal or written report, description, or narration of some occurrence, event, etc
2. an explanation of conduct, esp one made to someone in authority
3. ground; basis; consideration (often in the phrases on this (that, every, no, etc) account, on account of)
4. importance, consequence, or value
of little account
6. profit or advantage
to turn an idea to account
7. part or behalf (only in the phrase on one's or someone's account)
8. financea. a business relationship between a bank, department store, stockbroker, etc, and a depositor, customer, or client permitting the latter certain banking or credit services
b. the sum of money deposited at a bank
c. the amount of credit available to the holder of an account
9. a statement of monetary transactions with the resulting balance
10. (on the London Stock Exchange) the period, ordinarily of a fortnight's duration, in which transactions formerly took place and at the end of which settlements were made
11. accounting a chronological list of debits and credits relating to a specified asset, liability, expense, or income of a business and forming part of the ledger
12. a. a regular client or customer, esp a firm that purchases commodities on credit
b. an area of business assigned to another
they transferred their publicity account to a new agent
13. call to account
14. give a bad account of oneself
15. give a good account of oneself
16. on account
17. on account of
18. take account of
19. settle accounts with
20. bank account, credit account
verb21. (transitive) to consider or reckon
he accounts himself poor