To make account of, to hold in estimation to esteem as, he makes small account of beauty. makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it. To make account, to have an opinion or expectation to reckon. On one's own account, for one's own interest or behalf. On account of, for the sake of by reason of because of. In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept. “To turn to account.” Shak.Īccount current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. An estimate or estimation valuation judgment. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. “A laudable account of the city of London.” Howell.ĥ. A statement of facts or occurrences recital of transactions a relation or narrative a report a description as, an account of a battle. as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.Ĥ. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. A registry of pecuniary transactions a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review as, to keep one's account at the bank.ģ. A reckoning computation calculation enumeration a record of some reckoning as, the Julian account of time.Ģ. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"Īccount Ac*count" (�), n. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance "they send me an accounting every month"ġ3.
grounds "don't do it on my account" "the paper was rejected on account of its length" "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"ġ2. the act of informing by verbal report "he heard reports that they were causing trouble" "by all accounts they were a happy couple"ġ1. "the explanation was very simple" "I expected a brief account"ġ0. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. a short account of the news "the report of his speech" "the story was on the 11 o'clock news" "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"ĩ. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered "he paid his bill and left" "send me an account of what I owe"Ĩ. a record or narrative description of past events "a history of France" "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president" "the story of exposure to lead"ħ. importance or value "a person of considerable account" "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"Ħ. the quality of taking advantage "she turned her writing skills to good account"ĥ. a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals "he moved his bank account to a new bank"Ĥ. an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussionģ.
the bill in a restaurant "he asked the waiter for the check"Ģ.
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