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| ac·count [ ə kównt ] |
noun (plural ac·counts) |
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1. report: a written or spoken report of something
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2. explanation: an explanation of something that has happened, especially one given to somebody in authority
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3. banking bank arrangement: an arrangement in which a customer keeps money in a bank or other financial institution and is offered financial services in exchange
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4. banking money in bank: the money that a customer keeps in a bank
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5. finance financial arrangement: an arrangement with a store, company, stockbroker, or other business, in which financial services are provided, e.g. credit
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6. online network access contract: a contractual agreement between a user and an Internet or e-mail service provider establishing a directory and other system information and giving the user access to a network, e.g. the Internet, in return for a fee or other consideration
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7. business customer: a customer who has a regular business relationship with a company
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plural noun ac·counts |
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accounting list of financial information: a detailed list of everything that a person or company earns or spends, kept primarily for tax purposes
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transitive verb (past and past participle ac·count·ed, present participle ac·count·ing, 3rd person present singular ac·counts) |
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consider: to consider somebody or something to have a particular quality
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formal
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  We would account it a privilege to serve you.
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| [14th century. < Old French aconte "a counting up" < aconter< Latin computare "sum up"] |
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by all accounts according to what most people say
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call somebody to account to demand that somebody explain what he or she has done
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give a good account of yourself to do something in a way that does justice to your abilities or character
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of no account of no importance
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on account on credit
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on account of because of
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on no account for no reason, whatever the circumstances
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on somebody's account out of concern for somebody's well-being
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take account of somebody or something to consider somebody or something when making a decision
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turn something to good account to use or deal with something in a way that puts it to good use
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