account
 ac·count (ə-kountʹ)n.
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 services, dealings, and other financial 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 accounts.
4. Worth, standing, or importance:
a landowner of some account.
5. Profit or advantage:
turned her writing skills to good account.tr.v. ac·count·ed, ac·count·ing, ac·counts
To consider as being; deem. See Synonyms at consider. See Usage Note at as1.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 night.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. [Middle English, from Old French acont, from aconter, to reckon : a-, to (from Latin ad-. See ad-) + cunter, to count (from Latin computāre, to sum up. See compute).]
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