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

1225–75; (noun) Middle English a(c)ount(e), ac(c)ompte < Anglo-French, Old French aco(u)nte, acompte; (v.) Middle English ac(co)unten < Old French acunter, acompter. See ac-, count1

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, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for unaccounted

British Dictionary definitions for unaccounted (1 of 2)

unaccounted
/ (ˌʌnəˈkaʊntɪd) /

adjective (usually foll by for)

missing as many as 100 people are unaccounted for
not included in an account 70 million dollars of unaccounted money
not explained adequately unaccounted friendliness

British Dictionary definitions for unaccounted (2 of 2)

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 unaccounted

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