ACCOUNT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Account

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘counting’, ‘to count’): from Old French acont (noun), aconter (verb), based on conter ‘to count’

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: əˈkaʊnt

Dialects: British English

Definition:

a report or description of an event or experience

Short Definition:

report or description

Examples:

a detailed account of what has been achieved

Definition:

a record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose

Short Definition:

record of expenditure and receipts

Examples:

the barman was doing his accounts

Definition:

an arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client or supplies goods or services to them on credit

Short Definition:

financial arrangement

Examples:

a bank account
I began buying things on account

Definition:

an arrangement by which a user is given personalized access to a computer, website, or application, typically by entering a username and password

Short Definition:

arrangement by which user is given personalized access to computer etc.

Examples:

we've reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account

Definition:

importance

Short Definition:

importance

Examples:

money was of no account to her

Word: Account

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: əˈkaʊnt

Dialects: British English

Definition:

consider or regard in a specified way

Short Definition:

consider or regard

Examples:

her visit could not be accounted a success
he accounted himself the unluckiest man alive

Definition:

prepare or present a record an account of money given or received

Short Definition:

give or receive account

Examples:

in order that he may be able to account accurately, the trustee should not mingle the trust property with other property
after 1292 he accounted to the Westminster exchequer