American English
/əˈkʰaʊnt̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
a record that a bank, website, or service keeps about your money, activity, or personal details
Practice out louda record that a bank, website, or service keeps about your money, activity, or personal details
I opened a bank account yesterday.
Your account is linked to your email.
bank account · savings account · online account · user account
[someone] + opens/uses/closes + an account
an account with + a bank/company
a written or spoken description of an event or situation, told by someone who experienced or observed it
Her account of the accident was very clear.
According to his account, the door was already open.
detailed account · first-hand account · eyewitness account · give an account of
give + an account of + an event
according to + someone's account
to explain why something happened or what happened to something
How do you account for the missing money?
Several factors account for the difference.
account for a delay · account for a difference · account for a loss
account for + a problem/result
what accounts for + a change/problem?
to be a particular part or percentage of a total
Online sales account for 40% of our business.
Rent accounts for half of her monthly expenses.
account for 40 percent · account for most of the cost · account for a large share
[thing] + accounts for + a percentage/part of + a total
[thing] + accounts for + most/half of + a cost/amount
to explain why something happened or what happened to something
How do you account for the missing money?
to consider something before making a decision
Please take her experience into account.
because of something
The game was canceled on account of heavy snow.