Account (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Keep an account of.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Calculate

Hyponyms

• Bill

Related Words

• Accounting (noun)
• Account (noun)
• Accountant (noun)

Meaning ²

Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Answer For

Related Words

• Account (noun)
• Accountable (adjective)

Meaning ³

To give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Describe
• Report

Hypernyms

• Inform

Related Words

• Account (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.