account
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3.0
- noun
- /əˈkaʊnt/
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- The journalist wrote a detailed account of the events that unfolded during the protest.
- a historical account
- a detailed account
- give an account
And I did read an account from Elizabeth Smart.
- And I did read an account from Elizabeth Smart.
- You might think so reading some accounts, but I think it's not true.
- He gave three different accounts of how he scratched his face.
- Tristram Shandy's meandering account of his birth is a case in point.
- And there's all these different accounts of how he died.
- He's not a historian, but his accounts are fascinating.
- And I think James's account here is indeed quite plausible.
- What is it to provide a philosophical account of morality?
Examples
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School leaders and university faculty produced theoretical accounts of learning disabilities and service provision.
Academic text (2011) -
By all accounts, we're ahead of schedule.
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Yeah, well, I have an account of how it it spread.
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And I did read an account from Elizabeth Smart.
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This is an account of my years at Tool Co.
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There has been a limited recorded account of how social work started in Nigeria.
Academic text (2011) -
I read this account and I am just so floored
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There's an excellent account in the Post.
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Guided by the larger themes, the curators give a short account of an artist and her work.
Academic text (2008) -
Tristram Shandy's meandering account of his birth is a case in point.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An account of events told to entertain or inform
∞
1.3
A written or spoken account that gives information about something
∞
1.0
A statement that makes something clear or helps someone understand
899
1.0
An account of past events about a person or place
549
1.0
Words that tell what someone or something is like
429
3.1
A written record of events or actions kept over time
336
3.9
A story that describes connected events
168
4.9
A true story someone writes about events from their own life
95
5.8
A written record of past events in the order they happened
83
3.8
A book a person writes about their own life
68
1.1
A short spoken or written account of recent events in the media
38
3.9
A spoken or written description of what happened
23
3.4
Telling a story or describing events
21
3.9
A short article that describes an event, often in a newspaper or magazine
3
3.8
An account of events told in detail
3
3.5
A written or spoken record of past events
1
3.2
A paper that describes events so people can read about them later
A spoken or written story that explains events
A clear honest description that shows facts without hiding them
Idioms
Compounds
35
2.8
A bank account for daily payments and withdrawals using checks or a debit card
- Specialized
19
3.9
An account employees use to charge business travel, meals, and entertainment costs that their employer pays back
- Specialized
4
5.5
An account with a broker where you keep money to buy and sell stocks and bonds
- Specialized
4
5.0
A US savings account for money used after you stop working that grows without tax until you take it out
- Specialized
3
4.4
A bank account where one person holds and manages money for another person who will get it later
- Specialized
3
6.3
A record of a country's trade in goods and services and money sent to or from other countries
2
3.9
A bank account where you leave money for a fixed time and often cannot take it out without notice
- Specialized
1
2.3
A book or digital record where a business writes all money it gets and spends
- Specialized
1
6.6
Part of a country's balance of payments showing money coming in and out for investments and loans
- Specialized
1
4.4
An account at a broker where you must pay in full for stock purchases
- Specialized
1
6.1
An account that holds money for a child and an adult manages until they reach legal age
- Specialized
1
7.2
An account at a broker that lets you borrow money to buy stocks using those stocks as security
1
4.0
A bank account that gives extra services and benefits for a fee or for customers who meet requirements
1
4.5
A person who manages client accounts and keeps in contact with them for a company
- Specialized
Record showing a business's net worth on a certain date, including owner investments and withdrawals
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
- Specialized
An account in the main ledger that shows the total of many smaller accounts to check the totals
- Specialized
An account where a company holds and manages your digital money so you do not control it alone
A person who does not pay money they owe to a bank or credit company on time
- Specialized
Money a company owes for goods or services it has received but not paid for
- Specialized
A record where a company keeps money for future loss in value of its goods
- Specialized
A financial record that a trained accountant checks and signs to show the numbers are correct
A report made at the end of a business year that shows its profit or loss
- Specialized
A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
- Archaic
A savings account where the bank writes deposits and withdrawals in a paper book the customer keeps
- Specialized
A bank savings account you control now that gives the money to a named person after your death
- Specialized
A temporary place in the books for unclear money entries until staff put them in the right place
- Specialized
A bank account that keeps money for a fixed time with fees for withdrawing early
- Specialized
A way for employees to pay for business trips and meals with clients
- Formal
A savings account where one person manages money for someone who gets it when the account holder dies
- Specialized
An account with a broker that lets you sell stocks you do not own to buy back for less
- Specialized
An account where a company keeps money to cover losses when assets lose value
How Detailed
- Formal
1
6.8
25
4.4
549
1.0
466
3.0
59
2.7
397
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Account also means a 'report' or 'story' because people used it for 'giving a count' of events. Think of the verb recount, which still means 'tell again'.