to account
- verb
- /əˈkaʊnt/
- In her presentation, she will account for the challenges and successes of the project.
It's like, it's like when you go around and you count, you account for like the prisoner.
- It's like, it's like when you go around and you count, you account for like the prisoner.
Examples
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Before submitting the report, he had to account for every detail discussed during the meeting.
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The researcher had to account for all variables to ensure accurate results.
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And then plus C to account for the constant.
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So we really account for the actual geometry, OK?
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No food, but each of us has to account for his mess gear.
Fiction book (1998) -
I wanted my movements accounted for up to the last possible moment.
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Studies of that era, however, were not able to account for differences in stage of disease at diagnosis.
Academic text (2011) -
And I think this is a completely unproven factor that could account for why women are doing so badly.
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I check the register at random every day, so you're gonna have to account for every dime.
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We applied post-sampling weights to account for the probability of sample inclusion.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To give information about something, often in writing or speech
To use words to show what a person or thing is like
To make a written, audio, or video copy of something for later use
To write down events or information to keep a record
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A bank account for daily payments and withdrawals using checks or a debit card
- Specialized
An account employees use to charge business travel, meals, and entertainment costs that their employer pays back
- Specialized
An account with a broker where you keep money to buy and sell stocks and bonds
- Specialized
A US savings account for money used after you stop working that grows without tax until you take it out
- Specialized
A bank account where one person holds and manages money for another person who will get it later
- Specialized
A record of a country's trade in goods and services and money sent to or from other countries
A bank account where you leave money for a fixed time and often cannot take it out without notice
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A book or digital record where a business writes all money it gets and spends
- Specialized
Part of a country's balance of payments showing money coming in and out for investments and loans
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An account at a broker where you must pay in full for stock purchases
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An account that holds money for a child and an adult manages until they reach legal age
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An account at a broker that lets you borrow money to buy stocks using those stocks as security
A bank account that gives extra services and benefits for a fee or for customers who meet requirements
A person who manages client accounts and keeps in contact with them for a company
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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
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An account in the main ledger that shows the total of many smaller accounts to check the totals
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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
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Money a company owes for goods or services it has received but not paid for
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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
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A bank savings account you control now that gives the money to a named person after your death
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A temporary place in the books for unclear money entries until staff put them in the right place
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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
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb account comes from the same root as count and computare and means to 'record' or 'report' something, like counting and writing it down.