Account ( noun , verb , verb )

(As a noun)

Account ( noun )

1. A record or statement of financial transactions.
2. A report or description of an event or situation.
3. A record of a person's deeds or actions.

Origin:

From old french aconte, from latin computare "to compute", from com- "together" + putare "to think".

Examples:

1. He keeps a careful account of all his expenses.
2. The account of the accident was confusing and contradictory.
3. She gave a detailed account of her experiences in the foreign country.
4. He has a long account of good deeds in his community.
5. The company's financial account showed a profit for the year.

(As a verb)

Account ( verb )

1. To give a report or description of an event or situation.
2. To give an explanation or justification for something.

Origin:

From old french aconte, from latin computare "to compute", from com- "together" + putare "to think".

Examples:

1. He accounted for all the missing money.
2. She accounted for her absence by saying she was sick.
3. He accounted for his actions by saying he was acting in self-defense.
4. The company needs to account for its environmental impact.
5. The witness was able to account for every detail of the crime.

(As a verb)

Account ( verb )

To consider or regard something as being of a particular nature or importance.

Origin:

From old french aconte, from latin computare "to compute", from com- "together" + putare "to think".

Examples:

1. I can't account for his strange behavior.
2. He accounts his success to his hard work.
3. She accounts herself a feminist.
4. I can't account for the missing money.
5. He accounted his victory a fluke.