ALL meanings of account for
ac·count for
A a - phrasal verb account for If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it. 3
- phrasal verb account for If something accounts for a particular fact or situation, it causes or explains it. 3
- phrasal verb account for If you can account for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it. 3
- phrasal verb account for If someone has to account for an action or policy, they are responsible for it, and may be required to explain it to other people or be punished if it fails. 3
- phrasal verb account for If a sum of money is accounted for in a budget, it has been included in that budget for a particular purpose. 3
- phrasal verb account for If you account for an enemy or opponent, you kill, destroy, or beat them. 3
- verb account for to give reasons for (an event, act, etc) 3
- verb account for to make or provide a reckoning of (expenditure, payments, etc) 3
- verb account for to be responsible for destroying, killing, or putting (people, aircraft, etc) out of action 3
- transitivephrasal verb account for be the total of 1
- noun account for an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip. 1
- noun account for an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 1
- noun account for a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some event. 1
- noun account for reason; basis: On this account I'm refusing your offer. 1
- noun account for importance; worth; value; consequence: things of no account. 1
- noun account for estimation; judgment: In his account it was an excellent piece of work. 1
- noun account for an amount of money deposited with a bank, as in a checking or savings account: My account is now with Third National. 1
- noun account for Also called charge account. an accommodation or service extended by a business to a customer or client permitting the charging of goods or services, the returning for credit of unsatisfactory merchandise, etc.: Do you have an account at this store? My account with the restaurant is past due. 1
- noun account for a statement of financial transactions. 1
- noun account for Bookkeeping. a formal record of the debits and credits relating to the person, business, etc., named at the head of the ledger account. a balance of a specified period's receipts and expenditures. 1
- noun account for Commerce. a business relation in which credit is used. any customer or client, especially one carried on a regular credit basis. Also called advertising account. the business assigned to an advertising agency by a client: The toothpaste account was awarded to a new agency last year. 1
- verb without object account for to give an explanation (usually followed by for): to account for the accident. 1
- verb without object account for to answer concerning one's conduct, duties, etc. (usually followed by for): to account for the missing typewriters. 1
- verb without object account for to provide a report on money received, kept, and spent. 1
- verb without object account for to cause (usually followed by for): The humidity accounts for our discomfort. His reckless driving accounted for the accident. 1
- verb with object account for to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid. 1
- verb with object account for to assign or impute (usually followed by to): the many virtues accounted to him. 1
- idioms account for call to account, to hold accountable; blame; reprimand: Call them to account for having endangered their lives. ask for an explanation of. 1
- idioms account for give a good / bad account of, to do something or conduct oneself in a good (bad, etc.) manner: She gave a good account of herself in the tennis tournament. 1
- idioms account for hold to account, to hold responsible; hold accountable or culpable: If any of the silver is missing, I'm going to hold you to account. 1
- idioms account for on account, as an installment or a partial payment: I can't pay the balance, but here's $10 on account. 1
- idioms account for on account of, by reason of; because of. for the sake of: She saw it through on account of me. 1
- idioms account for on all accounts, in any case; under any circumstances. Also, at all accounts. 1
- idioms account for on no account, under no circumstances; absolutely not: On no account should you buy that painting without having it appraised. 1
- idioms account for take account of, to make allowance for; consider: One must take account of the difficult circumstances. Taking account of the high overhead, the price is not excessive. to notice or observe. Also, take into account. 1
- idioms account for turn to account, to derive profit or use from; turn to advantage: She has turned her misfortunes to account. 1
- verb account for (Transitive Verb) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. 0
- verb account for (Transitive Verb) To be the primary cause of. 0
- verb account for (Transitive Verb) To constitute in amount or portion. 0
- verb account for (Transitive Verb) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things. 0
- verb account for (Transitive Verb) To be answerable for. 0
- verb account for (Transitive Verb) To destroy or put out of action. 0