Definition of Account

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(v. t.)
To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.
  

(v. t.)
To recount; to relate.
  

(v. t.)
To reckon; to compute; to count.
  

(v. t.)
To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to.
  

(v. i.)
To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.
  

(v. i.)
To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.
  

(v. i.)
To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.
  

(n.)
Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.
  

(n.)
An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
  

(n.)
A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.
  

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account
\ac*count"\ (&?;), 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. a beggarly account of empty boxes.
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.
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.
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."
5. a statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. give an account of thy stewardship. 2.
6. an estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. "to stand high in your account."
7. importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "men of account." "to turn to account."
account
current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account.

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 take into account 
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 savings account trust 
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 cash account 
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 money of account 
 to take into account 
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 person of no account 
 no-account 
 time deposit account 
 a ledger or an account 
 stock account 
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 travel and entertainment account 
 revolving charge account 
 audited account 
 book of account 
 to turn to account 
 book account 
 written account 
 action of account 

A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.

charge account: cuntas
credit, believe, deem: creid

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Cyfrif = n. account, reckoning, v. to count, to reckon

Digyfrif = a. of no account

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Noun
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"
(synonym) business relationship
(hypernym) relationship
(hyponym) brokerage account
2. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
(synonym) report
(hypernym) informing, making known
(hyponym) summarization, summarisation
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"
(synonym) history, chronicle, story
(hypernym) record
(hyponym) ancient history
(classification) history
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"
(synonym) report, news report, story, write up
(hypernym) news
(hyponym) newsletter, newssheet
5. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
(synonym) accounting, account statement
(hypernym) statement, financial statement
(hyponym) capital account
(part-meronym) balance
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"
(synonym) explanation
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) simplification
(part-meronym) explicandum, explanandum
(derivation) report, describe
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"
(synonym) bill, invoice
(hypernym) statement, financial statement
(hyponym) electric bill
(derivation) calculate
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"
(synonym) score
(hypernym) reason, ground
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"
(hypernym) importance
10. the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
(hypernym) profit, gain

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Verb
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"
(hypernym) be
2. keep an account of
(synonym) calculate
(hyponym) credit
(derivation) bill, invoice
3. to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
(synonym) report, describe
(hypernym) inform
(derivation) explanation
4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
(synonym) answer for
(hypernym) declare
(derivation) explanation

In the context of bookkeeping, refers to the ledger pages upon which various assets , liabilities , income, and expenses are represented.
In the context of investment banking , refers to the status of securities sold and owned or the relationship between parties to an underwriting syndicate . In the context of securities , the relationship between a client and a broker /dealer firm allowing the firm's employee to be the client's buying and selling agent . See: Account executive ; account statement .

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