• the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good Account"
• importance or value; "a person of considerable Account"; "he predicted that although it is of small Account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all Accounts they were a happy couple"
• 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"
• a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an Accounting every month"
• 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"
• furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can''t Account for the missing money"
• to give an Account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
• keep an Account of
• 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"

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