account

Definitions

1. noun

   A record of money that a person or business has spent and received.

   Examples

   • The firm failed to file its accounts on time.
   • The accountant checked the company's accounts line by line.
2. noun

   An arrangement with a bank to keep your money.

   Examples

   • The money was paid into her account.
   • I opened a bank account last week.
3. noun

   An explanation of why something happened.

   Examples

   • No clear account has been given of what happened.
   • His account of the delay was hard to believe.
   ≈accounting≈explanation
4. noun

   A reason or someone's sake. Used in phrases like on account of.

   Examples

   • Don't trouble yourself on my account.
   • We stayed home on account of the rain.
5. noun

   A story or description of something that happened.

   Examples

   • She wrote an account of the battle.
   • He gave a clear account of his trip.
   ≈narrative≈narration≈relation≈recital≈report +2 more
6. noun

   A judgment about how good or important something is.

   Examples

   • He stands high in your account.
   • She held his opinion in high account.
7. noun

   Importance or value.

   Examples

   • The poet spoke only to people of account.
   • He was a man of little account in the town.
8. noun

   A personal login that lets you use a website or service.

   Examples

   • I can't log in to my account.
   • You need an account to use this app.
   ≈membership≈registration
9. noun

   A count or list of things, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • The clerk kept a careful account of every sale.
   • She kept an account of the days until the trip.
10. noun

    Benefit or use, in old-fashioned use.

    Examples

    • The young man turned his skills to good account.
    • She put her free time to good account.