account

Noun
  1. A record or narrative description of past events (synset 106526084)
    "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
    referred to in: history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    is a type of: record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
    subtypes:
    same as: chronicle, history, story
  2. A short account of the news (synset 106694296)
    "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"
    is a type of: news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
    subtypes:
    • newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
    • bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
    • communique, despatch, dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)
    • urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
    • exclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization
    same as: news report, report, story, write up
  3. A formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services (synset 113952070)
    "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
    is a type of: relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
    subtypes:
    • brokerage account - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage
    • bank account - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
    • short account - a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)
    same as: business relationship
  4. A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (synset 106751030)
    "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
    is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
    subtypes:
    • simplification - an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
    • accounting - a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
    • reason - an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
    • justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief
    • exposition - an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
    • explication - a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
    • gloss, rubric - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
    • derivation, deriving, etymologizing - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
    • definition - a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
    • interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something
    • walk-through - a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process
    has:
    • explanandum, explicandum - (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
    • explanans - (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises
    same as: explanation
  5. Grounds (synset 109202279)
    "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"
    is a type of: ground, reason - a rational motive for a belief or action
    same as: score
  6. Importance or value (synset 105176564)
    "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
    is a type of: importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note
  7. A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance (synset 113376000)
    "they send me an accounting every month"
    is a type of: financial statement, statement - a document showing credits and debits
    subtypes:
    • capital account - (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
    • capital account - (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
    • profit and loss, profit and loss account - an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
    • suspense account - an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
    • expense account, travel and entertainment account - an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
    has: balance - equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
    same as: account statement, accounting
  8. The act of informing by verbal report (synset 107232584)
    "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
    is a type of: informing, making known - a speech act that conveys information
    subtypes:
    same as: report
  9. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered (synset 106528946)
    "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
    is a type of: financial statement, statement - a document showing credits and debits
    subtypes:
    same as: bill, invoice
  10. The quality of taking advantage (synset 105165115)
    "she turned her writing skills to good account"
    is a type of: gain, profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Verb
  1. Be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something (synset 202613467)
    "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. Keep an account of (synset 202270039)
    subtypes:
    same as: calculate
  3. To give an account or representation of in words (synset 200967067)
    "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
    is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
    same as: describe, report
  4. Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation (synset 200869308)
    "I can't account for the missing money"
    is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    same as: answer for

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