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ac·count / əˈkount/ • n. 1. a report or description of an event or experience. ∎ 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. ∎ 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. ∎ the balance of funds held under such an arrangement: I wanted to get some money from the ATM and check my account. ∎ a client having such an arrangement with a supplier: selling bibles to established accounts in the North. ∎ a contract to do work periodically for a client. 4. importance: money was of no account to her. • 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). ∎ 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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"account." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "account." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-account.html "account." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-account.html |
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ACCOUNTA written list of transactions, noting money owed and money paid; a detailed statement of mutual demands arising out of a contract or a fiduciary relationship. An account can simply list payments, losses, sales, debits, credits, and other monetary transactions, or it may go further and show a balance or the results of comparing opposite transactions, like purchases and sales. Businesspersons keep accounts; attorneys may keep escrow accounts; and executors must keep accounts that record transactions in administering an estate. |
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"Account." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Account." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700075.html "Account." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700075.html |
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account When a user is allowed access to a networked computer system they are associated with a collection of data known as an account. An important item of data associated with an account is the PASSWORD of the user. Accounts have a number of functions, one of which is to keep track of the use made of the resources in a system—in this case data—such as when a user carries out a LOG-IN or a LOG-OFF associated with the account. Accounts are also used for billing in commercial environments.
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DARREL INCE. "account." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "account." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-account.html DARREL INCE. "account." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-account.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "account." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "account." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-account.html T. F. HOAD. "account." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-account.html |
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account
•account, amount, count, fount, miscount, mount, no-account, surmount
•headcount • viscount • paramount
•tantamount
•don't, won't, wont
•anoint, appoint, conjoint, joint, outpoint, point, point-to-point
•standpoint
•cashpoint, flashpoint
•checkpoint • endpoint • breakpoint
•needlepoint • midpoint • pinpoint
•vantage point • knifepoint
•strongpoint • viewpoint • gunpoint
•counterpoint • punt
•affront, blunt, brunt, bunt, confront, cunt, front, Granth, grunt, hunt, mahant, runt, shunt, stunt, up-front
•exeunt • manhunt • headhunt
•witch-hunt • seafront • beachfront
•shopfront
•forefront, storefront
•waterfront
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"account." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "account." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-account.html "account." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-account.html |
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