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- pronunciation:
kaUnt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- on account of
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
If you have an account at a bank, it means that you can keep your money there. You can put more money into your account or take money out of your account when you need it. The bank sends a letter by mail each month to tell you how much money you have in your account. Some people don't get a letter but see their account on their computers.
Emily's mother started an account for Emily at the bank. When Emily gets money from her grandmother, she puts some of the money in her account. She is saving money to buy something big when she gets older. |
| definition 2: |
When someone tells the story of how something happened, they are giving an account of that event. Because different people describe things differently, they can have different accounts of the same event.
They both saw the car accident, but Jen's account of it was different from David's.- synonyms:
- description, record, report, statement, story, tale, version
- similar words:
- history, recital, rehearsal
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| definition 3: |
Sometimes when you want to do something on your computer on the internet, the website asks you to make an account. You do this by choosing a name for yourself and a password. The name you choose is called your "user name." When you make an account, the website remembers who you are every time you go to it and put in your user name and your password.
To read articles or play games on the website, you need to set up an account. |
| related words: |
news, note, novel, yarn |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
accounts, accounting, accounted |
| definition 1: |
When you account for something, you explain it or give a good reason for it.
Parents must account for their children's absences from school.- synonyms:
- explain, illuminate
- similar words:
- interpret
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| definition 2: |
If a certain thing accounts for something, it means that it is the cause of it.
Mr. Stevens says that hard work accounts for his success.- synonyms:
- generate, produce
- similar words:
- cause, create, effect
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| phrase: |
on account of |
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