1a report or description of an event or experience:a detailed account of what has been achieved
2a record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose:the barman was doing his accounts
chiefly British a bill for goods or services provided over a period:there’s no money to pay the tradesmen’s accounts this month
3an arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client or supplies goods or services to them on credit:a bank accountI began buying things on account
a client having an account with a supplier:selling bibles to established accounts in the North
a contract to do work for a client:another agency was awarded the account
Stock Exchange, British a fixed period on a stock exchange, at the end of which payment must be made for stock that has been bought.
4 [mass noun] importance:money was of no account to her
5an interpretation or rendering of a piece of music:a lively account of Offenbach’s score
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1 [with object and complement] consider or regard in a specified way:her visit could not be accounted a successhe accounted himself the unluckiest man alive
2 [no object] archaic give or receive an account for money received:after 1292 he accounted to the Westminster exchequer
by (or from) all accounts
according to what one has heard or read:by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy
call (or bring) someone to account
require someone to explain a mistake or poor performance:the government is being called to account for the economic disaster
give a good (or bad) account of oneself
make a favourable (or unfavourable) impression through one’s performance:he gave a good account of himself in matches against Crewe and Chesterfield
keep an account of
keep a record of:I kept a weekly account of my workload and activities
leave something out of account
fail or decline to consider a factor:our obsession with growth leaves issues such as sustainability out of account
money of account
denominations of money used in reckoning but not current as coins.
on someone's account
for a specified person’s benefit:don’t bother on my account
on account of
because of:they had closed early on account of the snow
on no account
under no circumstances:on no account let anyone know we’re interested
on one's own account
for one’s own purposes; for oneself:he began trading on his own account
alone; unaided:he’ll be investigating on his own account
settle (or square) accounts with
have revenge on:an embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth
take something into account (or take account of)
consider something along with other factors before reaching a decision:teachers should take a child’s age into account
there's no accounting for tastes (or taste)
proverb it’s impossible to explain why different people like different things, especially those things which the speaker considers unappealing.
turn something to (good) account
turn something to one’s advantage:he turned his literary accomplishments to account in his pictures
account for
1give a satisfactory record of (something, typically money, that one is responsible for):I had to account for every penny I spent
provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for:he was brought before the Board to account for his behaviour
know the fate or whereabouts of (someone or something), especially after an accident:everyone was accounted for after the floods
2succeed in killing, destroying, or defeating:a mishit drive accounted for Jones, who had scored 32
3supply or make up (a specified amount or proportion):social security accounts for about a third of total public spending
