account

Dictionary definition · account

a record or narrative description of past events"a history of France"
a short account of the news"the report of his speech"
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"
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc."the explanation was very simple"
grounds"don't do it on my account"
importance or value"a person of considerable account"
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance"they send me an accounting every month"
the act of informing by verbal report"he heard reports that they were causing trouble"

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"
keep an account of
to give an account or representation of in words"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation"I can't account for the missing money"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).