[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

account \account"\, n. oe. acount, account, accompt, of.
   acont, fr. aconter. see account, v. t., count, n., 1.
   1. a reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a
      record of some reckoning; as, the julian account of time.
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            a beggarly account of empty boxes.    --shak.
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   2. a registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed
      statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and
      also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review;
      as, to keep one's account at the bank.
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   3. a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.,
      explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has
      been given of these phenomena. hence, the word is often
      used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive,
      etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all
      accounts.
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   4. a statement of facts or occurrences; recital of
      transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a
      description; as, an account of a battle. "a laudable
      account of the city of london." --howell.
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   5. a statement and explanation or vindication of one's
      conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
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            give an account of thy stewardship.   --luke xvi. 2.
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   6. an estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. "to stand
      high in your account." --shak.
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   7. importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "men of
      account." --pope. "to turn to account." --shak.
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   account current, a running or continued account between two
      or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such
      an account.

   in account with, in a relation requiring an account to be
      kept.

   on account of, for the sake of; by reason of; because of.
      

   on one's own account, for one's own interest or behalf.

   to make account, to have an opinion or expectation; to
      reckon. obs.
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            this other part . . . makes account to find no
            slender arguments for this assertion out of those
            very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.
                                                  --milton.
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   to make account of, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as,
      he makes small account of beauty.

   to take account of, or to take into account, to take into
      consideration; to notice. "of their doings, god takes no
      account."                                   --milton
      .

   a writ of account law, a writ which the plaintiff brings
      demanding that the defendant shall render his just
      account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called
      also an action of account. --cowell.
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   syn: narrative; narration; relation; recital; description;
        explanation; rehearsal.

   usage: account, narrative, narration, recital. these
          words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a
          series of events. account turns attention not so
          much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more
          properly applies to the report of some single event,
          or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an
          account of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. a
          narrative is a continuous story of connected
          incidents, such as one friend might tell to another;
          as, a narrative of the events of a siege, a
          narrative of one's life, etc. narration is usually
          the same as narrative, but is sometimes used to
          describe the mode of relating events; as, his powers
          of narration are uncommonly great. recital denotes
          a series of events drawn out into minute particulars,
          usually expressing something which peculiarly
          interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the
          recital of one's wrongs, disappointments,
          sufferings, etc.
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see also:
account count account current in account with on account of on one's own account 
to make account to make account of to take account of to take into account a writ of account 
action of account narrative narration recital account 
narrative mode narration recital 

Account >> A Words
Account, definition of term: Account
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Account Payable >> A Words
Account Payable, definition of term: Account Payable
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Account For >> A Words
Account For, definition of term: Account For
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Open Account >> O Words
Open Account, definition of term: Open Account
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Margin Account >> M Words
Margin Account, definition of term: Margin Account
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Capital Account >> C Words
Capital Account, definition of term: Capital Account
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Current Account >> C Words
Current Account, definition of term: Current Account
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Bank Account >> B Words
Bank Account, definition of term: Bank Account
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On Account Of >> O Words
On Account Of, definition of term: On Account Of
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