account

[US]/əˈkaʊnt/
[UK]/əˈkaʊnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a record or statement of financial transactions
v. regard as

Phrases & Collocations

bank account

savings account

account of

account for

your account

take into account

on account

on account of

current account

account number

of account

no account

account management

capital account

open an account

take account of

deposit account

new account

checking account

Example Sentences

an account in arrears.

a sensational account of a murder

money was of no account to her.

a scholarly account of the period.

an authentic account by an eyewitness.

an authoritative account of the revolution.

a bank account for savings.

a snippy account of the incident.

an actual account of the accident.

a brief account of the incident.

a literal account of a conversation

My account is in credit.

This is a factual account of the war.

This is a particular account of the accident.

The account is not yet settled.

Real-world Examples

We have credited your account $500. We're sorry for the inconvenience...

Source: Friends (Video Version) Season 1

Everywhere else, all space was accounted for.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

But there are different accounts about how this happened.

Source: CNN Selected May 2016 Collection

There are several accounts of exactly what happened.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2016

VOA was unable to independently verify the accounts.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Yes. I talked to them and offered to run the account from home.

Source: BEC Preliminary Listening Test Questions (Volume 3)

You should publish an account of the case.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Could you give an account to Mrs. Crawley of what transpired between us this afternoon?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

Harry has an account to work on today.

Source: Travel Across America

Some also helped to open bank accounts.

Source: The Economist - International

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