noun

account

uh-KOWNT

noun

A written or spoken description of events; a report.

"She gave a detailed account of what happened at the meeting."

"Witnesses gave conflicting accounts of the accident."

A record of money held at a bank, or of a person's access to a service.

"He transferred the money into his savings account."

"You'll need to create an account before you can log in."

verb

To give a satisfactory explanation for something (usually with "for").

"He couldn't account for the missing funds."

"The delay can be accounted for by the bad weather."

How to Use Account

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA record of money or access (bank account, online account) or a report of events.

Common pairings

bank account account for take into account by all accounts

Word Forms

accounted past tense, accounts plural, account plural, accounted plural, accounts singular, account singular, accounted singular, accountest singular, accountedst singular, accounteth singular

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Etymology

From Old French aconter, "to reckon, count," ultimately from Latin computare — the same root as "compute" and "count."

Rhymes for account

count mount amount recount dismount discount viscount paramount tantamount

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