- 1(abbreviation acct.) an arrangement that someone 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 deposited the check into my savings account. a joint account (= one that more than one person uses) see checking account, savings account
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business records - 2[usually plural] a written record of all the money that a business pays out and receives to do the accounts to keep the accounts up to date accounts payable/accounts receivable see expense account, profit and loss account
- 3(also charge account informal, charge) an arrangement with a 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 store account please. We have accounts with most of our suppliers. Thesaurusbill
- account
- invoice
- check
- bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of something:the gas bill
- account an arrangement with a 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.
- invoice a bill for goods that someone has bought or work that has been done for somone:The contractor sent an invoice for $750.
- You would get a bill (or check) in a restaurant, bar, or hotel; a bill from a company that supplies you with gas, electricity, etc.; or a bill from somebody whose property you have damaged. An invoice is for goods supplied or work done as agreed between a customer and a supplier.
- check a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant:Can I have the check, please? Let's split the check (= let's each pay half).
- the bill/invoice/check for something
- to pay/settle a(n) bill/account/invoice/check
- to put something on the/somebody's bill/account/invoice/check
regular customer - 4(business) a regular customer The agency has lost several of its most important accounts. computing
- 5an arrangement that someone 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
- 6a written or spoken description of something that has happened He gave the police a full account of the incident. The diaries contained detailed accounts of the writer's experiences in China. Thesaurusreport
- story
- account
- version
- report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast:We're getting reports of fighting in the south of the country.
- story an account, often spoken, of what happened to someone, or of how something happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast:It was many years before the full story was made public. the front-page story
- account a written or spoken description of something that has happened:He gave the police a full account of the incident.
- A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of events in the recent or distant past.
- version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people:She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
- a report/story about something
- a(n) report/account/version of something
- a brief/short report/story/account
- a/the full report/story/account/version
- a news report/story
- to give a(n) report/account/version
- 7an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory, or a process the Biblical account of the creation of the world
- The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.
- The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.
- The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.
- Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.
- Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.
- Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors as well as environmental ones.
- 1for yourself In 2006 Smith set up in business on his own account.
- 2because you want to and you have decided, not someone else No one sent me, I am here on my own account.
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a description of an event that gives you all the details in the order in which they happen He insisted on giving us a blow-by-blow account of what had happened.
according to what other people say I've never been there, but it's a beautiful place, by all accounts.
according to what you say yourself By his own account, he had an unhappy childhood.
to make someone explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it
if you buy something or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
because of what you think someone wants Please don't change your plans on my account.
because of someone or something She retired early on account of ill health. The marsh is an area of great scientific interest on account of its wild flowers. Language Bankbecause ofexplaining reasons
(used to emphasize something) not for any reason On no account should the house be left unlocked.
because of the particular thing that has been mentioned Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.
to use something in a good or helpful way He turned his artistic talents to good account by teaching art to children.
to hurt or punish someone who has harmed or cheated you in the past “Who would do such a thing?” “Maybe someone with an old score to settle.”
to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something 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 offenses to be taken into account.
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