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Textual thesaurus for "account"

(noun) history, chronicle, story

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


(noun) bill, invoice

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


(noun) report, write up, news report, story

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


(noun) explanation

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


(noun) report

the act of informing by verbal report

he heard reports that they were causing trouble; by all accounts they were a happy couple


(noun) score

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


(noun) account statement, accounting

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

they send me an accounting every month


(noun) business relationship

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


(verb) answer for

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

I can't account for the missing money


(verb) report, describe

to give an account or representation of in words

Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental


(verb) calculate

keep an account of