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ac·count A0044100 (ə-kount′)n.1. A narrative or record of events.2. a. A reason given for a particular action or event: What is the account for this loss?b. A report relating to one's conduct: gave a satisfactory account of herself.c. A basis or ground: no reason to worry on that account.3. a. A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.b. A precise list or enumeration of financial transactions.c. A sum of money deposited for checking, savings, or brokerage use.d. A customer having a business or credit relationship with a firm: salespeople visiting their accounts.4. A private access to a computer system or online service, usually requiring a password to enter.5. Worth, standing, or importance: a landowner of some account.6. Profit or advantage: turned her writing skills to good account.tr.v. ac·count·ed, ac·count·ing, ac·counts To consider as being; deem. See Synonyms at consider. See Usage Note at as1.Phrasal Verb: account for1. To constitute the governing or primary factor in: Bad weather accounted for the long delay.2. To provide an explanation or justification for: The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.Idioms: call to account1. To challenge or contest.2. To hold answerable for. on account On credit. on account of Because of; for the sake of: "We got married on account of the baby" (Anne Tyler). on no account Under no circumstances. on (one's) own account1. For oneself.2. On one's own; by oneself: He wants to work on his own account. on (someone's) account For someone's benefit: It's nice of you to make such an effort on his account. take into account To take into consideration; allow for.
[Middle English, from Old French acont, from aconter, to reckon : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + cunter, to count (from Latin computāre, to sum up; see compute).]account for vb (intr, preposition) 1. to give reasons for (an event, act, etc)2. to make or provide a reckoning of (expenditure, payments, etc)3. to be responsible for destroying, killing, or putting (people, aircraft, etc) out of actionThesaurus| Verb | 1. | account for - be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 2. |  account for - give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" |
accountnoun1. A recounting of past events:chronicle, description, history, narration, narrative, report, statement, story, version.2. A statement of causes or motives:explanation, justification, rationale, rationalization, reason.3. A precise list of fees or charges:bill, check, invoice, reckoning, statement.Informal: tab.4. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking:admiration, appreciation, consideration, esteem, estimation, favor, honor, regard, respect.5. A measure of those qualities that determine merit, desirability, usefulness, or importance:valuation, value, worth.6. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:advantage, avail, benefit, profit, use, usefulness, utility.verbTo look upon in a particular way:consider, deem, esteem, reckon, regard, see, view.phrasal verb
account forTo offer reasons for or a cause of:explain, justify, rationalize.Translationsaccount (əˈkaunt) noun1. an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank. I have (opened) an account with the local bank. 帳戶 账户2. a statement of money owing. Send me an account. 帳目 帐目3. a description or explanation (of something that has happened). a full account of his holiday. 敘述，說明 描述，说明，叙述，记述 4. an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying. I have an account at Smiths. 賒帳戶頭 赊帐帐号5. (usually in plural) a record of money received and spent. You must keep your accounts in order; (also adjective) an account book. 記帳 记帐acˈcountancy noun the work of an accountant. He is studying accountancy. 會計工作 会计工作acˈcountant noun a keeper or inspector of (money) accounts. He employs an accountant to deal with his income tax. 會計 会计account for to give a reason for; to explain. I can account for the mistake. 說明 说明on account of because of. She stayed indoors on account of the bad weather. 因為 因为on my/his (etc) account because of me, him etc or for my, his etc sake. You don't have to leave early on my account. 因為或為了(某人) 为了（某人） on no account not for any reason. On no account must you open that door. 決不 决不take (something) into account, take account of (something) to consider (something which is part of the problem etc). We must take his illness into account when assessing his work. 考慮 考虑account for
account for1. To determine the location or state of a person or thing. After the plane crash, authorities were unable to account for five of the passengers, and they still haven't found them. The cashier was unable to account for the missing cash from the register at the end of her shift.2. To give an explanation of something, typically at the request of someone who wants to fill a gap in information. When Justin finally got home, his parents demanded that he account for his whereabouts earlier in the night. Can you account for the missing files?See also: accountaccount for someone or somethingto know the state of or whereabouts of someone or something. (Usually in reference to some person or thing placed in one's charge.) They cannot account for three of the passengers.See also: accountaccount for somethingto explain something. Your explanation accounts for everything that has happened.See also: accountaccount for1. Be the determining factor in; cause. For example, The heat wave accounts for all this food spoilage, or Icy roads account for the increase in accidents. 2. Explain or justify, as in Jane was upset because her son couldn't account for the three hours between his last class and his arrival at home . Both of these related usages are derived from the literal meaning of the phrase, that is, "make a reckoning of an account." [Second half of 1700s] See also: accountaccount forv.1. To keep a record of how money has been spent: The job of the treasurer is to account for every penny that is earned or spent.2. To know or find out where something or someone is: She has accounted for every item that was missing.3. To explain or justify something: This is a good theory, and it accounts for all the data that the scientists collected. How do you account for their strange behavior?4. To form some proportion or amount of a larger whole or group: These useless catalogs account for at least half the mail we get every day.5. To be the reason or explanation for something: His good manners account for his popularity.See also: accountEncyclopediaSeeaccountLegalSeeAccountaccount for
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