account
1. ac.count \*-'kau.nt\ n archaic 1: RECKONING, COMPUTATION 2a: a record
of debit and credit entries chronologically posted to a ledger page to
cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or
concern 2b: a statement of transactions during a fiscal period 3: a
collection of items to be balanced - usu. used in pl. 4: a statement of
explanation of one's conduct 5a: a periodically rendered reckoning listing
charged purchases and credits 5b: the patronage involved in establishing
or maintaining an account : MBUSINESS 6a: VALUE, IMPORTANCE 6b: ESTEEM,
JUDGMENT 7: PROFIT, ADVANTAGE 8a: a statement or exposition of reasons,
causes, grounds, or motives 8b: a reason giving rise to an action or other
result 8c: careful thought : CONSIDERATION 9: a statement of facts or
events : 6relation 10: HEARSAY, REPORT - usu. used in pl. 11: a sum of
money or its equivalent deposited in the common cash of a bank and subject
to withdrawal by the depositor : for the sake of : by reason of : because
of - on account of
2. account vb [ME accounten, fr. MF acompter, fr. a- (fr. L ad-) + Xcompter
to count 1: to give a report on 2: to think of as {~s himself lucky} 1:
to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation - used with for 2a: to be
the sole or primary factor - used with for 2b: to bring about the capture
or destruction of something {~ed for two rabbits}