account

account

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of account in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ə.ˈkaʊnt/
  • Rhymes: -aʊnt
  • Hyphenation: ac‧count

Etymology 1

From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (account), from Old French aconte, from aconter (to reckon), from Latin computō (to sum up).

Noun

account (plural accounts)

  1. (accounting) 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. [from c. 1300]
  2. (banking) A bank account.
    • 1910, Journal of the American Bankers Association Vol. XI, No. 1, American Bankers Association, page 3:
      The Pueblo bank has advised that the operator opened an account at that bank with currency, and a few days later withdrew the amount.
  3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
    Synonyms: accounting, explanation
  4. A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
  5. A record of events; a relation or narrative. [from c. 1610]
    Synonyms: narrative, narration, relation, recital, report, description, explanation
  6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
  7. Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
  8. Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
    Synonyms: membership, registration
    Meronym: username
  9. (archaic) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.
  10. (uncountable) Profit; advantage.
Usage notes
  • Abbreviations: (business): A/C, a/c, acct., acc.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Bulgarian: ака́унт (akáunt)
  • Japanese: アカウント (akaunto)
  • Swahili: akaunti
Translations

Etymology 2

From Old French acounter, accomptere et al., from a- + conter (to count)). Compare count.

Verb

account (third-person singular simple present accounts, present participle accounting, simple past and past participle accounted)

  1. To provide explanation.
    1. (obsolete, transitive) To present an account of; to answer for, to justify. [14th–17th c.]
    2. (intransitive, now rare) To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc. [from 14th c.]
    3. (transitive) To estimate, consider (something to be as described). [from 14th c.]
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deem
    4. (intransitive) To consider that. [from 14th c.]
    5. (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc. [from 15th c.]
    6. (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for. [from 16th c.]
    7. (intransitive) To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain. [from 16th c.]
    8. (intransitive) To establish the location for someone. [from 19th c.]
    9. (intransitive) To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for). [from 19th c.]
  2. To count.
    1. (transitive, now rare) To calculate, work out (especially with periods of time). [from 14th c.]
    2. (obsolete) To count (up), enumerate. [14th–17th c.]
    3. (obsolete) To recount, relate (a narrative etc.). [14th–16th c.]
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
  • accountable
  • accountant
Translations

Further reading

  • account on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • account (bookkeeping) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “account”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “account”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Chinese

Etymology 1

From English account. Doublet of AC.

Pronunciation

Noun

account

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) bank account
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) account that is used for accessing Internet services
Alternative forms
  • (account for accessing Internet services): acc
Related terms
  • AC

Etymology 2

From clipping of English accounting.

Pronunciation

Noun

account

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) accounting; accounting industry; accountant

References

  • English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English account.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈkɑu̯nt/
  • Hyphenation: ac‧count

Noun

account n or m (plural accounts, diminutive accountje n)

  1. a subscription to an electronic service
  2. (business) a B2B-customer

Usage notes

In Flanders, the word can be both masculine (more common) as neuter (less common). In the Netherlands, it can only be neuter.

Related terms

  • accountant

Descendants

  • Indonesian: akun

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English account. Doublet of conto.

Noun

account m (invariable)

  1. (computing) account
    Synonym: conto

Further reading

  • account in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Scots

Noun

account

  1. Alternative form of accoont

References

  • “account, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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