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the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good 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"

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"

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"

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"

to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good 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"

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"

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"

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"

to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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.

A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.

A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.

A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.

An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.

Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.

To reckon; to compute; to count.

To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.

To recount; to relate.

To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.

To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; - with to.

To render an account; to answer in judgment; - with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.

To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; - with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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.

A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.

A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.

A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.

An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.

Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.

To reckon; to compute; to count.

To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.

To recount; to relate.

To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.

To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; - with to.

To render an account; to answer in judgment; - with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.

To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; - with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.

To reckon; compute; count.

To explain: with for; give a detailed financial statement.

A reckoning; a financial statement; a narrative; anything in the form of a statement, written or verbal; reason or consideration; profit; estimation; importance.

To reckon: to judge, value.

(with for) To give a reason.

A counting: statement: value: sake.

Statement; reckoning; behalf.

To reckon; estimate; to assign the causes.

To consider; estimate; count; compute.

To answer (to a person for a thing).

To explain; followed by for.

A reckoning; computation; record; statement; description; notice.

An explanation.

Importance; consideration.

Computation or method of reckoning; a register of debts and credits; a written statement in detail of moneys due for goods purchased, or services of any kind rendered; the sum total; a narrative; a recital of particular transactions and events, verbal or written; a statement or explanation; reason or consideration, as a motive; importance; estimation; profit; advantage; behalf; sake.

To deem or judge. To account of, to hold in esteem; to value.

To render an account or relation of particulars; to give reasons for.

A sum stated on a slate or paper; a narrative or statement; regard; explanation a statement of prices, expenses, &c.

To judge; to esteem; to value; to give reasons; to explain; to be liable.

n. A reckoning, enumeration, or record of some reckoning ;—a detached written or printed statement of debts and credits in pecuniary transactions ;—ft statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, &c., explanatory of some event ;—a statement of facts or transactions ; a relation, narra­tive, or description ;-,-an estimate or estimation;—importance ; value ; advantage ; profit.

A computation of debts or expenses; the state or result of a computation; value or estimation; a narrative, relation; the relation and reasons of a transaction given to a person in authority; explanation, alignment of causes.