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account en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /əˈkaʊnt/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Old French conter Old French aconter Anglo-Norman acuntebor. Middle English acounte English account From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aconter (“to reckon”), from Latin computō (“to sum up”).

Meanings

  1. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
    • The firm failed to file its accounts on time.
  2. A bank account.
    • The Pueblo bank has advised that the operator opened an account at that bank with currency, and a few days later withdrew the amount. 1910, Journal of the American Bankers Association Vol. XI, No. 1, American Bankers Association, page 3
    • The money was refunded to her account.
  3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
    • Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training. 2012 January 14, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2013, page 60:
    • No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.
    • Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 16:2:
  4. A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
    • on every account
    • on no account
    • on all accounts
    • […] who evidently a glutton for work, it struck him, was having a quiet forty winks for all intents and purposes on his own private account while Dublin slept. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
    • Don't trouble yourself on my account.
  5. A record of events; a relation or narrative.
    • The study of the main body of Hittite texts was intrusted^([sic]) to the Austrian scholar Hrozny, who in 1915 published a preliminary account of his results[…] 1920, Carl D. Buck, “Hittite an Indo-European Language?”, in Classical Philology, volume 15, number 2, →DOI, page 185:
    • In a lapidary style, Qiu Dongping clearly and forcefully describes battlefield actions with simple sentences, giving a blow-by-blow account of successive events with neither understatement nor exaggeration. 2000, Yunzhong Shu, chapter 2, in Buglers on the Home Front: The Wartime Practice of the Qiyue School, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 58:
    • A laudible account of the city of London. 1657, Jam. Howel [i.e., James Howell], Londinopolis; an Historicall Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London, the Imperial Chamber, and Chief Emporium of Great Britain: […], London: […] J[ohn] Streater, for Henry Twiford, George Sawbridge, Thomas Dring, and John Place, […], →OCLC:
    • An account of a battle.
    • According to one published account, said to be based on information provided by foreign missionaries in Chungking, whose reaction may have been influenced by the excesses of the Boxer Rebellion just a few years earlier, Tuan-fang was killed by his own soldiers at Tzu-chou, Shensi province. 1991, Thomas Lawton, A Time of Transition: Two Collectors of Chinese Art, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 63:
  6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
    • To stand high in your account 1623, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 3, scene 2:
  7. Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
    • There is a peculiarity in Homers manner of apoſtrophizing Eumæus, and ſpeaking of him in the ſecond perſon; it is generally apply'd by that Poet only to men of account' and diſtinction, and by it the Poet, as it were, addreſſes them with reſpect; […] 1725, Homer, “Book XIV”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume III, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC, footnote, page 235:
  8. Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
    • Depending on the shipping options you plan to offer to your customers, you'll probably need to open shipping accounts with FedEx, UPS, and perhaps other couriers as well. 2009, Jason Rich, Design and Launch an Online Web Design Business in a Week, page 223:
    • While the buyer might have to create an account with the online payment service, this account is free; the account exists only to facilitate future transactions, since the buyer's address and payment information doesn't have to be re-entered for each new transaction. 2006, Michael Miller, Choosing an Online Payment Service:
    • Of course, to use iCloud on your iPhone, you need to have an iCloud account. 2014, Brad Miser, My iPhone (Covers iOS 8 on iPhone 6/6 Plus, 5S/5C/5, and 4S), page 71:
    • In these cases, the agency has to buy through another ad agency that has an account with the media vehicle in question. 2000, Sean Mooney, 5,110 Days in Tokyo and Everything's Hunky-dory, page 66:
    • Since the system outage, I've been unable to log in to my account.
    • For example, to register an account with Hotmail, you should type www.hotmail.com on the Address bar of your browser to go to the Hotmail e-mail service WEB page. 2002, Whizkids Data Creation:
  9. (archaic) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.
    • It seems that this severity weakened his frame, for three years syne come Martinmas he was taken ill with a fever of the bowels, and after a week's sickness he went to his account, where I trust he is accepted. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
  10. (uncountable) Profit; advantage.
    • I removed from the Old Jewry to Fetter Lane, and from thence to Wapping, hoping to get business among the sailors; but it would not turn to account. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput):
    • The young man soon turned his woodworking skills to some account.

Forms

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Deriveds

account number (Financial terms) · sweep account (Financial terms) · on account (Non-financial terms) · separate account (Financial terms) · to hold in estimation (Non-financial terms; make account of) · profit and loss account (Financial terms) · book account (Financial terms) · or show good cause to the contrary (Non-financial terms) · account manager (Financial terms) · retirement account (Financial terms) · general account (Financial terms) · time deposit account (Financial terms) · or take into account: to take into consideration (Non-financial terms) · expense account (Financial terms) · suspense account (Financial terms) · continued account between two (Non-financial terms; account current) · theoretical account (Non-financial terms) · vostro account (Financial terms) · account book (Financial terms) · in a relation requiring an account to be kept (Non-financial terms; in account with) · merchant account (Financial terms) · giro account (Financial terms) · turn to account (Non-financial terms) · adjustment account (Financial terms) · accountancy (Financial terms) · account executive (Financial terms) · frozen account (Financial terms) · omnibus account (Financial terms) · custodial account (Financial terms) · insured account (Financial terms) · current account (Financial terms) · account day (Financial terms) · lay one's account (Non-financial terms) · account man (Financial terms) · to esteem (Non-financial terms; make account of) · own-account (Non-financial terms) · flop account (Non-financial terms) · transaction account (Financial terms) · option account (Financial terms) · debit account (Financial terms) · joint account (Financial terms) · smurf account (Non-financial terms) · house account (Financial terms) · Flemish account (Non-financial terms) · share premium account (Financial terms) · trustee account (Financial terms) · active account (Financial terms) · trading account (Financial terms) · hold to account (Non-financial terms) · credit account (Financial terms) · settle one's account (Financial terms) · shell account (Non-financial terms) · not on any account (Non-financial terms) · mixed account (Financial terms) · -- called also an action of account (Non-financial terms) · cast up one's accounts (Non-financial terms) · sleeper account (Non-financial terms) · cast accounts (Financial terms) · turn to good account (Non-financial terms) · behalf (Non-financial terms; on one's own account) · accountment (Non-financial terms) · open account (Financial terms) · for the sake of (Non-financial terms; on account of) · find one's account (Non-financial terms) · more parties (Non-financial terms; account current) · undermargined account (Financial terms) · chequing account (Financial terms) · checking account (Financial terms) · discretionary account (Financial terms) · as (Non-financial terms; make account of) · deposit account (Financial terms) · gimmick account (Non-financial terms) · funnel account (Financial terms) · demand account (Financial terms) · reserved account (Financial terms) · undivided account (Financial terms) · a writ of account:: a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account (Non-financial terms) · Trump account (Financial terms) · zero-balance account (Financial terms) · western account (Financial terms) · flex account (Financial terms) · account payable (Financial terms) · for one's own interest (Non-financial terms; on one's own account) · call to account (Non-financial terms) · he makes small account of beauty (Non-financial terms; make account of) · concentration account (Financial terms) · valuation account (Financial terms) · email account (Non-financial terms) · root account (Financial terms) · money of account (Financial terms) · nostro account (Financial terms) · a running (Non-financial terms; account current) · account statement (Financial terms) · numbered account (Financial terms) · put to good account (Non-financial terms) · to notice (Non-financial terms) · spam account (Non-financial terms) · T-account (Non-financial terms) · NOW account (Financial terms) · take into account (Non-financial terms) · customer account (Financial terms) · stock account (Financial terms) · cash account (Financial terms) · to reckon (Non-financial terms) · take account of (Non-financial terms) · shadow account (Financial terms) · account receivable (Financial terms) · short account (Non-financial terms) · make account:: to have an opinion (Non-financial terms) · account holder (Financial terms) · account balance (Financial terms) · wrap account (Financial terms) · overdraft checking account (Financial terms) · accountholder (Financial terms) · burner account (Non-financial terms) · share account (Non-financial terms) · control account (Financial terms) · by reason of (Non-financial terms; on account of) · latitude by account (Non-financial terms) · safe account scam (Financial terms) · trust account (Financial terms) · final account (Financial terms) · unit of account (Financial terms) · accounter (Financial terms) · margin account (Financial terms) · client account (Financial terms) · on someone's account (Non-financial terms) · on no account (Non-financial terms) · because of (Non-financial terms; on account of) · pension account (Financial terms) · savings account (Financial terms) · capital account (Financial terms) · expectation (Non-financial terms) · bank account (Financial terms) · or a statement of the particulars of such an account (Non-financial terms; account current) · no-account (Non-financial terms) · drawing account (Financial terms) · deferred account (Financial terms) · e-account (Financial terms) · Swiss bank account (Financial terms) · time account (Financial terms) · multiaccount (Financial terms) · account code (Financial terms) · restricted account (Financial terms) · dormant account (Financial terms) · escrow account (Financial terms) · managed account (Financial terms) · give a good account of oneself (Non-financial terms) · account stated (Financial terms) · account rendered (Financial terms) · charge account (Financial terms) · user account (Non-financial terms) · go on the account (Non-financial terms) · subaccount (Financial terms) · accountless (Financial terms)

Descendants

アカウント · akaun · akaun · аккаунт · akaunti · ака́унт · akund

Meronyms

username

Synonyms

accounting · description · relation · narration · explanation · membership · narrative · report · explanation · recital · registration

Translations (304)

mi pūkete (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ota راپور (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · cs konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ru отчёт (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sv redovisning (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sv redogörelse (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ru счёт (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fi luku ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · is reikningur (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · de Begründung (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · uk виклада́ння (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk висло́влювання (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es relato (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es cálculo ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · hu magyarázat (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · hu jelentés (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es exégesis (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · te ఖాతా (an authorization to use a service) · gd iomradh (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ru объясне́ние (a statement and explanation or vindication) · fro relacioun (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · scn cuntu (an authorization to use a service) · kmr hesab (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fr récit (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · nb konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · uk справозда́ння (a statement of facts or occurrences) · yue 賬戶 /账户 (an authorization to use a service) · uz hisob (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · scn storia (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sv räkning ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · uk ака́унт (an authorization to use a service) · scn storia (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · nb redegjørelse (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · it ragione (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · apw ídaa nadagoldiʼ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · km កុង (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · mk сметка (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it conto ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · id akun (an authorization to use a service) · da beregning ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · uk обліко́вий за́пис (an authorization to use a service) · mn данс тооцоо (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · eo konto (an authorization to use a service) · nb forklaring (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ota خبر (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es exegesis (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · es reporte (a statement of facts or occurrences) · tr rapor (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · da konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sh príkaz (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ota حساب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · es versión (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ru расчёт ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · ta விளக்கம் (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · pt relatório (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · sv konto (an authorization to use a service) · ur حِساب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · mi pūkete (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it resoconto (a statement of facts or occurrences) · crh esap (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fi selonteko (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · ru расска́з (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ta கணக்கு (an authorization to use a service) · ka ანგარიში (an authorization to use a service) · enm acounte (a statement of facts or occurrences) · yue 戶口 /户口 (an authorization to use a service) · da redegørelse (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · crh esap (an authorization to use a service) · sv redovisning (a statement and explanation or vindication) · yue 戶口 /户口 (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · eo klarigo (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · vi chuyện kể (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ta கணக்கு (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it resoconto (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · cv хисеп (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nl verhaal (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk пере́каз (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ko 계좌 (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sw akaunti (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hu bankszámla (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · pl konto (an authorization to use a service) · lb Kont (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · el λογαριασμός (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fi laskenta ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · fr compte (an authorization to use a service) · uk ро́зповідь (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sw hesabu (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · es justificación (a statement and explanation or vindication) · it racconto (a statement of facts or occurrences) · fi selostus (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ka ანგარიში (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · yue 賬戶 /账户 (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ttt hisab (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · bg основа́ние (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · nb regning ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · da forklaring (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sh о̀пис (a statement of facts or occurrences) · fr rapport (a statement of facts or occurrences) · be выклада́нне (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk описа́ння (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ce чот (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · lb Benotzerkont (an authorization to use a service) · hu számadás (a statement and explanation or vindication) · ro cont (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it motivo (a statement and explanation or vindication) · ja 口座 (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · es cuenta (an authorization to use a service) · ur کھاتا (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · be апо́вед (a statement of facts or occurrences) · gd iomradh (a statement and explanation or vindication) · ms akaun (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · tl ulat (a statement of facts or occurrences) · de Rechenschaft (a statement and explanation or vindication) · es explicación (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · it caso (a statement and explanation or vindication) · fi selitys (a statement and explanation or vindication) · sq llogari (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it contabilità (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sv räkenskap (a statement and explanation or vindication) · el λογαριασμός ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · be раху́нак (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · aii ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nrf compte (an authorization to use a service) · scn cuntu (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk звіт (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es descripción (a statement of facts or occurrences) · hy հաշիվ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · bho खाता (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sv redogörelse (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · sk účet (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · be вы́клад (a statement of facts or occurrences) · vi tài khoản (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · cmn 敘述 /叙述 (a statement of facts or occurrences) · bg изложе́ние (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk ви́кладення (a statement of facts or occurrences) · hu elszámolás ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · lo ບັນຊີ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · scn mutivu (a statement and explanation or vindication) · cs účet (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · yi קאָנטע (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hu felhasználói azonosító (an authorization to use a service) · sw akaunti ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · id rekening (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · be справазда́ча (a statement of facts or occurrences) · he חֶשְׁבּוֹן (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · uk ви́словлення (a statement of facts or occurrences) · nl account (an authorization to use a service) · my အကောင့် (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · scn cunta (an authorization to use a service) · lv konts (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ro cont (an authorization to use a service) · de Bericht (a statement of facts or occurrences) · az hesab (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · pt conta (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ms hisab (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fr récit (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk о́пис (a statement of facts or occurrences) · nl berekening ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · gu હિસાબ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fa-cls حِسَاب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · be перака́з (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ru счёт (an authorization to use a service) · ug ھېساب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · oc compte (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ja アカウント (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ro cont ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · it conto (an authorization to use a service) · tly hisob (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · es exegesis (a statement of facts or occurrences) · pt soma ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · kk есеп шоты (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nn konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · lt sąskaita (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · pl relacja (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es reporte (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · id akun (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it utenza (an authorization to use a service) · it fruizione (an authorization to use a service) · enm acounte (a statement and explanation or vindication) · hi हिसाब (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · da regning ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · fi tili (an authorization to use a service) · es cuenta (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · tr rapor (a statement of facts or occurrences) · hy հաշվետվություն (a statement of facts or occurrences) · hu számítás ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · hu indoklás (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · hi खाता (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · el αναφορά (a statement of facts or occurrences) · es explicaciones (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · hy հաշիվ (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · scn cuntu (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · av хӏисаб (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hy հաշվարկ ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · fro relacion (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · ps حساب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ka ექაუნთი (an authorization to use a service) · it motivo (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · cmn 考慮 /考虑 (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · pt conta (an authorization to use a service) · bg описа́ние (a statement of facts or occurrences) · da konto (an authorization to use a service) · pt relato (a statement of facts or occurrences) · de Konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nl rekening ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · et konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · km គណនី (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · bg сме́тка (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ko 어카운트 (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ky счёт (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hu beszámoló (a statement of facts or occurrences) · fi tunnus (an authorization to use a service) · scn cuntu (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · sh ràčūn (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it descrizione (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ota راپور (a statement of facts or occurrences) · kjh изеп (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fi laskelmointi ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · scn raciuni (a statement and explanation or vindication) · enm acounte ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · fi tili (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · lb Kont (an authorization to use a service) · ru акка́унт (an authorization to use a service) · sh при́каз (a statement of facts or occurrences) · mi kaute (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hi वृत्तान्त (a statement of facts or occurrences) · th บัญชี (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · it causa (a statement and explanation or vindication) · tr hesap (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sh òpis (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sh ȉzvještāj (a statement of facts or occurrences) · it descrizione (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · es exégesis (a statement of facts or occurrences) · uk поя́снювальна запи́ска (a statement and explanation or vindication) · sv beräkning ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · enm acounte (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · uk раху́нок (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hu fiók (an authorization to use a service) · bg сме́тка ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · de Konto (an authorization to use a service) · fi selonteko (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ro relatare (a statement of facts or occurrences) · ru описа́ние (a statement of facts or occurrences) · sk konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sh и̏звјешта̄ј (a statement of facts or occurrences) · hu azonosító (an authorization to use a service) · ru сме́та ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · ru учётная за́пись (an authorization to use a service) · tk hasap (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ota خبر (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · fa-ira حِساب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · scn scaciuni (a statement and explanation or vindication) · ky эсеп (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nl rekening (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · fr compte (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sl račun (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ru основа́ние (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · ja アカウント (an authorization to use a service) · cmn 賬戶 /账户 (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sv redovisning (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · mk конто (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · lb Rapport (a statement of facts or occurrences) · et seletus (a statement of facts or occurrences) · be апіса́нне (a statement of facts or occurrences) · fi selostus (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · sa गणना (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nl telling ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · tl panagutan (an authorization to use a service) · eo konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sh ра̀чӯн (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · mn данс (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ru обоснова́ние (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · uk поя́снення (a statement and explanation or vindication) · hu felhasználónév (an authorization to use a service) · cmn 賬戶 /账户 (an authorization to use a service) · ca compte (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hu felhasználói fiók (an authorization to use a service) · bg сведение (a statement of facts or occurrences) · it giustificazione (a statement and explanation or vindication) · et aruanne (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) · nl rekenschap (a statement and explanation or vindication) · be апавяда́нне (a statement of facts or occurrences) · bg ака́унт (an authorization to use a service) · bn হিসাব (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nl verslag (a statement of facts or occurrences) · tt хисап (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sv konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · as হিচাপ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ar حِسَاب (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · sv räkning (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · bg обясне́ние (a statement and explanation or vindication) · ta கணக்கு ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · ru изложе́ние (a statement of facts or occurrences) · lb Bericht (a statement of facts or occurrences) · scn cuntu ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) · tg ҳисоб (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · hu számla (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · kn ಖಾತೆ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · nrf compte (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · pl konto (a registry of pecuniary transactions) · ko 어카운트 (an authorization to use a service) · ar حِسَاب (an authorization to use a service) · it ragione (a statement and explanation or vindication) · scn cunta (a registry of pecuniary transactions)

account en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /əˈkaʊnt/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Old French conter Old French aconterder. English account From Old French acounter, accomptere et al., from a- + conter (“to count”)). Compare count.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To present an account of; to answer for, to justify.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.
  3. (transitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
    • I'd account it a privilege to serve you.
    • The Pagan Hercules, why was he accounted a hero? 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, chapter 8, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker):
  4. (intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To consider that.
    • Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 11:19:
  5. (intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
    • An officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.
  6. (intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
    • We must account for the use of our opportunities.
  7. (intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
    • While the overall model was invariant across groups, the direct relationship between atypical eating (not driven by weight/shape) and ED pathology was only significant in the autistic group. Therefore, while body image appears to contribute to ED pathology in autistic adults, atypical eating may represent an additional unique risk factor for ED pathology. While the correlational nature of this study precludes inferences about causality, the combination of atypical eating and body image dissatisfaction may partially account for elevated ED pathology in autism. 2025 February 14, Heather Westwood, Will Mandy, Rebecca Brewer, “The Relationship Between Interoception, Alexithymia, Autistic Traits and Eating Pathology in Autistic Adults”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:
    • Idleness accounts for poverty.
  8. (intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To establish the location for someone.
    • After the crash, not all passengers were accounted for.
  9. (intransitive) To provide explanation. ▸ To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
    • Desperately bold at last, the persecuted animals bolted above-ground—the terrier accounted for one, the keeper for another; Rawdon, from flurry and excitement, missed his rat, but on the other hand he half-murdered a ferret. 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 45, in Vanity Fair:
  10. (archaic, transitive) To count. ▸ To calculate, work out (especially with periods of time).
    • neither the motion of the Moon, whereby moneths are computed; nor of the Sun, whereby years are accounted, consisteth of whole numbers, but admits of fractions, and broken parts, as we have already declared concerning the Moon. 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
  11. (obsolete) To count. ▸ To count (up), enumerate.
  12. (obsolete) To count. ▸ To recount, relate (a narrative etc.).
    • Long worke it were / Here to account the endlesse progeny / Of all the weeds that bud and blossome there [...]. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  13. Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
accounting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
accountest Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
accounteth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
accounts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
accountedst Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past archaic lexicographic
accounted Number=Plur, Tense=Past lexicographic
accounted Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past lexicographic
accounted Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past lexicographic
accounted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
accounted Mood=Sub, Tense=Past lexicographic
accounted Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past lexicographic
accounted Tense=Past lexicographic
account Number=Plur, Tense=Pres lexicographic
account VerbForm=Inf lexicographic
account Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres lexicographic
account Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres lexicographic
account Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres lexicographic
account Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

account for · misaccount · unaccounted · account to · account of · reaccount

Relateds

accountant · accountable

Synonyms

consider · appraise · regard as · count · hold · think of · interpret · look upon · view as · censure · judge · deem · see · respect · esteem · find · account · dub

Translations (17)

it considerare (to estimate, to deem) · it reputare (to estimate, to deem) · bg смятам ((obsolete) to reckon) · enm acounten (to estimate, to deem) · ta எண்ணு (to estimate, to deem) · bg сметна ((obsolete) to reckon) · fi pitää (to estimate, to deem) · bg сметна (to estimate, to deem) · fi laskea ((obsolete) to reckon) · bg смятам (to estimate, to deem) · it ritenere (to estimate, to deem) · hu tekint (to estimate, to deem) · hu tart (to estimate, to deem) · sv beräkna (to estimate, to deem) · ta கருது (to estimate, to deem) · enm acounten ((obsolete) to reckon) · ta எண்ணு ((obsolete) to reckon)