| Account |
n. |
A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. |
| Account |
n. |
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. |
| Account |
n. |
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. |
| Account |
n. |
A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. |
| Account |
n. |
A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. |
| Account |
n. |
An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. |
| Account |
n. |
Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. |
| Account |
v. t. |
To reckon; to compute; to count. |
| Account |
v. t. |
To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign;
with to. |
| Account |
v. t. |
To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem. |
| Account |
v. t. |
To recount; to relate. |
| Account |
v. i. |
To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received. |
| Account |
v. i. |
To render an account; to answer in judgment;
with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities. |
| Account |
v. i. |
To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain;
with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty. |
| Account book |
|
A book in which accounts are kept. |
| Accountability |
n. |
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness. |
| Accountable |
a. |
Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct. |
| Accountable |
a. |
Capable of being accounted for; explicable. |
| Accountable ness |
n. |
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability. |
| Accountably |
adv. |
In an accountable manner. |
| Accountancy |
n. |
The art or employment of an accountant. |
| Accountant |
n. |
One who renders account; one accountable. |
| Accountant |
n. |
A reckoner. |
| Accountant |
n. |
One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts. |
| Accountant |
a. |
Accountable. |
| Accountantship |
n. |
The office or employment of an accountant. |
| Accounted |
imp. & p. p. |
of Account |
| Accounting |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Account |
