Account

/əˈkaʊnt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A record of financial transactions, typically maintained by a bank or organization.

She opened a savings account to manage her finances better.

A report or description of an event or experience.

He gave a detailed account of his travels in Europe.

A statement of the balance of debits and credits for an individual or an organization.

The accountant prepared the annual account for the company.

verb

To consider or regard in a specified way.

We must account for all expenses in the budget.

To explain or justify an action or situation.

She had to account for her absence at the meeting.

From Old French 'acompte', from Latin 'computare' which means 'to calculate'.

account for

to consider or include something in an explanation or plan.

take into account

to consider something when making a decision.

on account of

because of; due to.

give an account of

to provide an explanation or report about something.

account to

to be responsible to someone for something.

accountant

a person responsible for financial record-keeping.

accountability

the quality of being responsible for one's actions.

accounting

the process of recording financial transactions.

An online profile or user registration.

I need to create a new account to log into the game.

A report or explanation.

Give me the account of what happened at the party.