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Meaning of account

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  account
      n 1: a record or narrative description of past events; "a
           history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the
           plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to
           lead" [syn: {history}, {account}, {chronicle}, {story}]
      2: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the
         story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech
         that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
         [syn: {report}, {news report}, {story}, {account}, {write
         up}]
      3: a formal contractual relationship established to provide for
         regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked
         to see the executive who handled his account" [syn:
         {account}, {business relationship}]
      4: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing
         the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
         "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief
         account" [syn: {explanation}, {account}]
      5: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected
         on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but
         his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: {score},
         {account}]
      6: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he
         predicted that although it is of small account now it will
         rapidly increase in importance"
      7: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
         "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: {account},
         {accounting}, {account statement}]
      8: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that
         they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a
         happy couple" [syn: {report}, {account}]
      9: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or
         services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an
         account of what I owe" [syn: {bill}, {account}, {invoice}]
      10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing
          skills to good account"
      v 1: be the sole or primary factor in the existence,
           acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing
           grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
      2: keep an account of [syn: {account}, {calculate}]
      3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet
         Italian police described it in a manner typically
         continental" [syn: {report}, {describe}, {account}]
      4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't
         account for the missing money" [syn: {account}, {answer for}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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