ACCOUNT

AC ·COUNT 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 7 letters 🎲 Scrabble 11 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. a record or narrative description of past events
  2. a short account of the news
  3. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
  4. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

💬 Examples

  • "a history of France"
  • "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"
  • "the report of his speech"
  • "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"

🔗 Similar words

historychroniclestoryreportnews_reportwrite_up
verb
  1. be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
  2. keep an account of
  3. to give an account or representation of in words
  4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

💬 Examples

  • "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
  • "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
  • "I can't account for the missing money"

🔗 Similar words

calculatereportdescribeanswer_for
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