account

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
at bank
1 (abbreviation a / c) an arrangement that sb has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc: I don't have a bank account. + to have an account at / with a bank + to open / close an account + What's your account number please? + I paid the cheque into my savings account. + a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)
See also - BUDGET ACCOUNT, CHECKING ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT, DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
business records
2 [usually pl.] a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it: to do the accounts + to keep the accounts up to date + the accounts department
See also - EXPENSE ACCOUNT, PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
with shop / store
3 (BrE also credit account) (AmE also charge account) an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month: Put it on my account please. + We have accounts with most of our suppliers.
regular customer
4 (business) a regular customer: The advertising agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
computing
5 an arrangement that sb has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by e-mail, etc: an Internet / e-mail account
description
6 a written or spoken description of sth that has happened: She gave the police a full account of the incident. + The diaries contained detailed accounts of the writer's experiences in China.
7 an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process: the Biblical account of the creation of the world
Idioms: by / from all accounts according to what other people say: I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.
by your own account according to what you say yourself: By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
give a good / poor account of yourself (BrE) to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest: The team gave a good account of themselves in the match on Saturday.
of no / little account (formal) not important: Emotional matters were of no account to them during the war.
on account if you buy sth or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
on sb's account because of what you think sb wants: Please don't change your plans on my account.
on account of sth because of sth: She retired early on account of ill health. + The marsh is an area of great scientific interest on account of its wild flowers.
on no account
not on any account (used to emphasize sth) not for any reason: On no account should the house be left unlocked.
on your own account
1 for yourself: In 1992 Smith set up in business on his own account.
2 because you want to and you have decided, not sb else: No one sent me, I am here on my own account.
on this / that account (formal) because of the particular thing that has been mentioned: Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.
put / turn sth to good account (formal) to use sth in a good or helpful way: He turned his artistic talents to good account by becoming a sculptor.
take account of sth
take sth into account to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about sth: The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible. + Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results. + The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account.
more at BLOW n., CALL v., SETTLE v.
+ verb [usually passive] (formal) to have the opinion that sb/sth is a particular thing: [VN-ADJ] In English law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved guilty. + [VN-N] The event was accounted a success.
Idioms: there's no accounting for taste (saying) used to say how difficult it is to understand why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like at all: She thinks he's wonderful-oh well, there's no accounting for taste.
Phrasal Verbs: account for sth
1 to be the explanation or cause of sth: The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. + Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened).
2 to give an explanation of sth: How do you account for the show's success? + He was unable to account for the error.
3 to be a particular amount or part of sth: The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company's revenue.
account for sb/sth
1 to know where sb/sth is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident: All passengers have now been accounted for. + Three files cannot be accounted for.
2 (informal) to defeat or destroy sb/sth: Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.
account for sth (to sb) to give a satisfactory record of how the money in your care has been spent: We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.

Thesaurus dictionary

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v.

1 account for. explain, give a reason for, give or render a reckoning for, answer for, justify, reckon for:

The treasurer has been able to account for every penny of expense. His desire to conceal his background accounts for his secrecy.

n.

2 calculation, accounting, reckoning, computation, (financial) statement; enumeration:

The accounts show that the company has ample funds in reserve. Williams hasn't submitted his expense account for the trip.

3 interest, profit, advantage, benefit, favour; sake:

Nigel turned his convalescence to good account by writing a best seller. Don't read the book on my account.

4 explanation, statement, description, report, recital, narrative, history, chronicle:

The defendant gave a credible account of his whereabouts at the time of the crime.

5 consideration, use, worth, importance, consequence, note, value, merit; standing, significance, estimation, esteem:

The committee decided that length of service is of some account in determining retirement pensions.

6 story, narration, narrative, report, tale, relation, description:

Alice's account of the rabbit wearing a waistcoat is unbelievable.

7 take into account or take account of. notice, take note of, consider, take into consideration, allow for:

In passing sentence, the judge took into account the child's poverty and the fact that it was Christmas time.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ description

ADJ.

brief, short | blow-by-blow, comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic, vivid

He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.

| accurate, clear, eyewitness, factual, first-hand, true, verbatim | glowing, good

She received a glowing account of her son's progress.

| newspaper

the newspaper account of the trial

VERB + ACCOUNT

give (sb), provide (sb with), write (sb)

Can you give us an account of what happened?

PREP.

in an/the ~

Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.

PHRASES

by all accounts

(= according to what people say)I've never been there, but it's a lovely place by all accounts.

| by sb's own account

By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.

² arrangement with a bank

ADJ.

bank, building society | current | deposit, investment, savings | personal | business | joint, separate

My husband and I have separate accounts.

| numbered

They have a numbered account in Switzerland.

VERB + ACCOUNT

have, hold

Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.

| open

She opened a savings account at the building society.

| close | credit sth to, pay/put sth into

The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.

| debit (sth from), draw sth out (of), pay sth from, take sth out (of), withdraw sth (from)

She had taken all her money out of her account.

| overdraw

Your account is overdrawn.

PREP.

~ at

He opened an account at a bank in Germany.

| ~ with

an account with Barclays Bank

³ accounts: record of money a business earns/spends

VERB + ACCOUNT

do, keep

Try to keep accurate accounts.

| audit, check, look at | submit

Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.

ACCOUNT + VERB

be in order

The accounts are all in order. > Special page at BUSINESS

⁴ arrangement with a shop/business

ADJ.

expense

(= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers)taking clients for expense account lunches

VERB + ACCOUNT

have | open

I'd like to open an account, please.

| close | pay off, settle

It is best to settle the account each month. | charge sth to, debit (sth from), put sth onCharge this to my account, please.

| credit sth to

PREP.

on ~

Ring for a cab on account.

| ~ at/with

an account with a large store

ADV.

fully

The increase can be fully accounted for.

| partly

The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.

Concise English dictionary

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accounts|accounted|accountingə'kaʊnt
noun
+a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
+the act of informing by verbal report
+a record or narrative description of past events
+a short account of the news
+a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
+a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
+an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
+grounds
+importance or value
+the quality of taking advantage
verb
+be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
+keep an account of
+to give an account or representation of in words
+furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

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