Account (Noun)
Meaning 1
A record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
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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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 3
A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Accounting
- Explication
- Etymologizing
- Simplification
- Reason
- Deriving
- Interpretation
- Walk-through
- Justification
- Definition
- Exposition
- Gloss
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Meaning 4
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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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
Grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful".
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Nouns denoting goals.
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Meaning 6
An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe".
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Meaning 7
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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Meaning 8
A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month".
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 9
The act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple".
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Meaning 10
The quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.