Account

1. A narrative or record of events.

2.
a. A reason given for a particular action or event: What is the account for this loss?
b. A report relating to one's conduct: gave a satisfactory account of herself.
c. A basis or ground: no reason to worry on that account.
3. Abbr. a/c or acct.
a. A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular servic
es, dealings, and otherfinancial transactions.
b. A precise list or enumeration of financial transactions.
c. Money deposited for checking, savings, or brokerage use.
d. A customer having a business or credit relationship with a firm: salespeople visiting their acco
unts.
4. Worth, standing, or importance: a landowner of some account.
5. Profit or advantage: turned her writing skills to good account.
Phrasal Verb:
account for
1. To constitute the governing or primary factor in: Bad weather accounted for the long delay.
2. To provide an explanation or justification for: The suspect couldn't account for his time that ni
ght.
Idioms:
call to account
1. To challenge or contest.
2. To hold answerable for.
on account
On credit.
on account of
Because of; for the sake of: "We got married on account of the baby" (Anne Tyler).
on no account
Under no circumstances.
on (one's) own account
1. For oneself.
2. On one's own; by oneself: He wants to work on his own account.
take into account
To take into consideration; allow for.