account

account
account ► NOUN 1) a description of an event or experience. 2) a record of financial expenditure and receipts. 3) a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client or goods or services are supplied on credit. 4) importance: money was of no account to her.
► VERB ▪ consider or regard in a specified way.
● account for — Cf. ↑account for
● call (or bring) to account — Cf. ↑call to account
● on someone's account — Cf. ↑on someone's account
● on account of — Cf. ↑on account of
● on no account — Cf. ↑on no account
● on one's own account — Cf. ↑on one's own account
● take account of — Cf. ↑take account of
● there's no accounting for tastes (or taste) — Cf. ↑there's no accounting for tastes
● turn to (good) account — Cf. ↑turn to good account
ORIGIN Old French acont, from conter 'to count' .

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