account
[ uh-kount ]
/ əˈkaʊnt /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid.
to assign or impute (usually followed by to): the many virtues accounted to him.
Idioms for account
Origin of account
SYNONYMS FOR account
synonym study for account
1. See
narrative.
OTHER WORDS FROM account
pre·ac·count, verb sub·ac·count, noun un·ac·count·ed, adjectiveWords nearby account
British Dictionary definitions for on account
account
/ (əˈkaʊnt) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to consider or reckon
he accounts himself poor
Word Origin for account
C13: from Old French
acont, from
conter, compter to
count
1
Idioms and Phrases with on account (1 of 2)
on account
In part payment of a debt, as in He paid half the amount on account. [Early 1600s]
Idioms and Phrases with on account (2 of 2)
account