account
     n 1: 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: {business relationship}]
     2: 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}]
     3: 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}, {chronicle}, {story}]
     4: 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},
        {write up}]
     5: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting
        balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: {accounting},
         {account statement}]
     6: 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}]
     7: 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}, {invoice}]
     8: 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}]
     9: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he
        predicted that although it is of small account now it will
        rapidly increase in importance"
     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: {calculate}]
     3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet
        Italian police described it in a manner typically
        continental" [syn: {report}, {describe}]
     4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't
        account for the missing money" [syn: {answer for}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0