ACCOUNT
\ɐkˈa͡ʊnt], \ɐkˈaʊnt], \ɐ_k_ˈaʊ_n_t]\
Definitions of ACCOUNT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
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a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
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furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
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a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
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to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
By Princeton University
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the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
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a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
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furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
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a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
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to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.
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A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.
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A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.
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A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.
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A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
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An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
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Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.
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To reckon; to compute; to count.
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To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.
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To recount; to relate.
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To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.
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To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; - with to.
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To render an account; to answer in judgment; - with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.
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To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; - with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.
By Oddity Software
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A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.
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A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.
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A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.
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A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.
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A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
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An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
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Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.
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To reckon; to compute; to count.
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To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.
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To recount; to relate.
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To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.
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To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; - with to.
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To render an account; to answer in judgment; - with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.
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To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; - with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.
By Noah Webster.
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To reckon; compute; count.
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To explain: with for; give a detailed financial statement.
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A reckoning; a financial statement; a narrative; anything in the form of a statement, written or verbal; reason or consideration; profit; estimation; importance.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To consider; estimate; count; compute.
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To answer (to a person for a thing).
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To explain; followed by for.
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A reckoning; computation; record; statement; description; notice.
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An explanation.
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Importance; consideration.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. A reckoning, enumeration, or record of some reckoning ;—a detached written or printed statement of debts and credits in pecuniary transactions ;—ft statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, &c., explanatory of some event ;—a statement of facts or transactions ; a relation, narraÂtive, or description ;-,-an estimate or estimation;—importance ; value ; advantage ; profit.
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