account

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noun

1 description

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief, short

▪ blow-by-blow (informal), comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic

▪ He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.

▪ fascinating, vivid

▪ accurate, clear, factual, true

▪ eyewitness, first-hand, personal

▪ glowing, good

▪ She received a glowing account of her son's progress.

▪ media, news (AmE), newspaper

▪ the newspaper account of the trial

▪ fictional, fictionalized

▪ autobiographical

▪ historical

▪ biblical

VERB + ACCOUNT

▪ give (sb), offer, provide (sb with), write (sb)

▪ Can you give us an account of what happened?

▪ publish

PREPOSITION

▪ in an/the account

▪ Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.

PHRASES

▪ by all accounts (= according to what people say)

▪ I've never been there, but it's a beautiful place by all accounts.

▪ by sb's own account

▪ By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.

2 arrangement with a bank

ADJECTIVE

▪ bank, building-society (BrE)

▪ checking (AmE), cheque (BrE), current

▪ deposit (BrE), investment, savings

▪ personal

▪ business

▪ individual, joint, separate

▪ My husband and I have separate accounts.

▪ numbered, private (esp. AmE)

▪ They have a numbered account in Switzerland.

▪ high-interest, interest-bearing, tax-free

▪ offshore

▪ brokerage (esp. AmE), money-market, trust

▪ retirement (esp. AmE)

VERB + ACCOUNT

▪ have, hold

▪ Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.

▪ close, open

▪ She opened a savings account at the bank.

▪ credit sth to, pay sth into (esp. BrE), put sth into

▪ The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.

▪ debit (sth from), draw sth out of, pay sth from, take sth out of, withdraw sth from

▪ She had taken all her money out of her account.

▪ access

▪ empty, overdraw

▪ Your account is overdrawn.

ACCOUNT + NOUN

▪ number

▪ holder

▪ balance

PREPOSITION

▪ account at

▪ He opened an account at a bank in Germany.

▪ account with

▪ I have an account with another bank.

3 (usually accounts) record of money earned/spent

ADJECTIVE

▪ profit and loss account

▪ accounts payable, accounts receivable

VERB + ACCOUNT

▪ do, keep

▪ Try to keep accurate accounts.

▪ audit, check, look at

▪ submit

▪ Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.

▪ publish

ACCOUNT + VERB

▪ be in order

▪ The accounts are all in order.

ACCOUNT + NOUN

▪ account book

▪ account balance

4 arrangement with a shop/store, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ expense (= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers)

▪ Clients are often taken for expense account lunches.

▪ charge (= an arrangement with a shop/store to pay bills for goods or services at a later time) (AmE), credit (BrE)

▪ email, user

VERB + ACCOUNT

▪ have

▪ create, open

▪ I'd like to open an account, please.

▪ close

▪ pay off, settle

▪ It is best to settle the account each month.

▪ charge sth to, debit (sth from), put sth on

▪ Charge this to my account, please.

▪ credit sth to

PREPOSITION

▪ on account

▪ Call a cab on account.

▪ account at, account with

▪ an account with a large store
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verb

PHRASAL VERB

account for sth

ADVERB

▪ fully

▪ The increase can be fully accounted for.

▪ partly

▪ The differences in achievement between the students are partly accounted for by differences in age.

▪ adequately, properly

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Synonyms:

Record, register, inventory, score, Render an account, answer in judgment, answer responsibly / Bill, charge, registry of debt and credit, Explain, elucidate, expound, trace to causes, give the philosophy of, clear up, exhibit the grounds, give a reason, show the reason, render a reason, assign the cause, make explanation of / Reckoning, computation, calculation, enumeration, tale, count / Description, statement, narration, recital, rehearsal, relation, narrative, chronicle, history, delineation, representation, portrayal, detail, word, tidings, report / Explanation, exposition, clearing up, elucidation, exhibition of causes, reference to grounds, exploration into principles, philosophy / Consideration, regard, motive, reason, ground, sake / Consequence, importance, worth, distinction, dignity, repute, reputation, note / Profit, advantage, Esteem, regard, deem, judge, believe, take for, think, hold, consider, view, reckon, rate, estimate, look upon

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Account — Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — ► NOUN 1) a description of an event or experience. 2) a record of financial expenditure and receipts. 3) a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client or goods or services are supplied on credit.… … English terms dictionary
account — [ə kount′] vt. [ME acounten < OFr aconter < a , to + conter, to tell < compter < L computare: see COMPUTE] to consider or judge to be; deem; value vi. 1. to furnish a reckoning (to someone) of money received and paid out 2. to make… … English World dictionary
account — I (evaluation) noun appraisal, assessment, com pre rendu, enumeration, financial statement, ledger, list of receipts and payments, ratio, register, statement, statement of debits and credits, statement of pecuniary transactions, tally, valuation… … Law dictionary
Account — Ac*count , v. i. 1. To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received. [1913 Webster] 2. To render an account; to answer in judgment; with for; as, we must account… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — n 1 *use, service, advantage, profit, avail Analogous words: benefit (see corresponding verb at BENEFIT): usefulness, utility (see USE): *worth, value Contrasted words: futility, vanity, fruitlessness, bootlessness (see corresponding adjectives… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
account — The phrase on account of is a slightly formal preposition meaning ‘because of’ • (He remained miserable and ashamed, largely on account of his appetite which continued to torment him Anita Brookner, 1988). Its use (with or without of) as a… … Modern English usage
account — [n1] written description of past events ABCs*, annal, blow by blow*, bulletin, chronicle, detail, explanation, history, lowdown*, make*, narration, narrative, play by play*, recital, report, run down, score, story, tab, take, tale, the picture*,… … New thesaurus
Account — Ac*count , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [ a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reckon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — /akˈkaunt, ingl. əˈkaunt/ s. m. inv. 1. account executive 2. (elab.) registrazione □ codice di registrazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
account — (izg. akȁunt) m DEFINICIJA int. mrežna identifikacija sa zaporkom i pravom pristupa koju dodjeljuje administrator sustava; korisnički račun ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal

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