account
/əˈkaʊnt/
खाता
noun
1. history, chronicle, story
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"
2. report, news report, story, write up
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"
3. business relationship
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"
4. explanation
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
"the explanation was very simple"
"I expected a brief account"
5. score
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"
6. account
importance or value
"a person of considerable account"
"he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
7. accounting, account statement
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
"they send me an accounting every month"
8. report
the act of informing by verbal report
"he heard reports that they were causing trouble"
"by all accounts they were a happy couple"
9. bill, invoice
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"
10. account
the quality of taking advantage
"she turned her writing skills to good account"
verb
1. account
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
"Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
2. calculate
keep an account of
3. report, describe
to give an account or representation of in words
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
4. answer for
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
"I can't account for the missing money"
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