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account
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Meanings
noun
  • a report or description of an event or experience.
    E.g. a detailed account of what has been achieved
  • a record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose.
    E.g. the barman was doing his accounts
  • an arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client or supplies goods or services to them on credit.
    E.g. a bank account
  • an arrangement by which a user is given personalized access to a computer, website, or application, typically by entering a username and password.
    E.g. we've reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account
  • importance.
    E.g. money was of no account to her
verb
  • consider or regard in a specified way.
    E.g. her visit could not be accounted a success
  • prepare or present a record an account of money given or received.
    E.g. in order that he may be able to account accurately, the trustee should not mingle the trust property with other property

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