account

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account[1,noun] account[2,verb] account executive account payable account receivable bring call[1,verb] charge account checking account discretionary account

Main Entry: ¹ac·count
Pronunciation: &-'kaunt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English acounte, accompte, from Anglo-French acunte, from acunter
1 archaic : RECKONING, COMPUTATION
2 a : a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern b : a statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balance
3 a : a statement explaining one's conduct b : a statement or exposition of reasons, causes, or motives <no satisfactory account of these phenomena> c : a reason for an action : BASIS <on that account I must refuse>
4 a : a formal business arrangement providing for regular dealings or services (as banking, advertising, or store credit) and involving the establishment and maintenance of an account; also : CLIENT, CUSTOMER b : money deposited in a bank account and subject to withdrawal by the depositor
5 a : VALUE, IMPORTANCE <it's of no account to me> b : ESTEEM <stood high in their account>
6 : ADVANTAGE <turned her wit to good account>
7 a : careful thought : CONSIDERATION <have to take many things into account> b : a usually mental record : TRACK <keep account of all you do>
8 : a description of facts, conditions, or events : REPORT, NARRATIVE <the newspaper account of the fire> <by all accounts they're well-off>; also : PERFORMANCE <a straightforward account of the sonata>
- on account : with the price charged to one's account
- on account of : for the sake of : by reason of
- on no account : under no circumstances
- on one's own account
1 : on one's own behalf
2 : at one's own risk
3 : by oneself : on one's own