account

CEFRA2

/əˈkaʊnt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A record of money, or an arrangement for using a service.

  2. 02

    noun

    A description of an event or explanation of something.

Examples

  • I do not have an account in these forums.

  • You must take his age into account.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A bank account.

  2. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • I don't have a bank account.

  • The firm failed to file its accounts on time.

  • The money was refunded to her account.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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