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ac·count
/ əˈkount/
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n.
1.
a report or description of an event or experience.
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an interpretation or rendering of a piece of music.
2. a record or statement of financial expenditure or receipts relating to a particular period or purpose.
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the department of a company that deals with such records.
3.
an arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client or supplies goods or services to the client on credit:
a bank account buying things on account.
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the balance of funds held under such an arrangement:
I wanted to get some money from the ATM and check my account.
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a client having such an arrangement with a supplier:
selling bibles to established accounts in the North.
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a contract to do work periodically for a client.
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importance:
money was of no account to her.
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v. [tr.]
consider or regard in a specified way:
her visit could not be accounted a success.
PHRASES:
by
(or from) all accounts
according to what one has heard or read:
by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy.
call
(or bring) someone to account
require someone to explain a mistake or poor performance.
on someone's account
for a specified person's benefit:
don't bother on my account.
on account of
because of.
on no account
under no circumstances.
take something into account
(or take account of)
consider a specified thing along with other factors before reaching a decision or taking action.PHRASAL VERBS:
account for
1.
give a satisfactory record of (something, typically money, that one is responsible for).
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provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation or reason for.
∎ (usu. be accounted for)
know the fate or whereabouts of (someone or something), esp. after an accident:
everyone was accounted for after the floods.
2.
supply or make up a specified amount or proportion of:
social security accounts for about a third of total public spending.
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Accounting history research and its diffusion in an international context
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Accounting Software
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Accounting: Historical Perspectives
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed.
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International Accounting Standards
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed.
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