account
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 descriptionADJECTIVE▪ 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▪ biblicalVERB + ACCOUNT▪ give (sb), offer, provide (sb with), write (sb)▪Can you give us an account of what happened?
▪ publishPREPOSITION▪ 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 bankADJECTIVE▪ 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▪ balancePREPOSITION▪ 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/spentADJECTIVE▪ profit and loss account▪ accounts payable, accounts receivableVERB + ACCOUNT▪ do, keep▪Try to keep accurate accounts.
▪ audit, check, look at▪ submit▪Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
▪ publishACCOUNT + VERB▪ be in order▪The accounts are all in order.
ACCOUNT + NOUN▪ account book▪ account balance4 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, userVERB + 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 toPREPOSITION▪ on account▪Call a cab on account.
▪ account at, account with▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}an account with a large store
verbPHRASAL VERBaccount for sthADVERB▪ 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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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
