plural noun
Records that a bank, website, or service keeps about people's money, activity, or personal details.
She opened new savings accounts at the bank.
The company manages several online accounts.
American English
How to pronounce accounts
noun · verbB1Very common word
uhKʰOWNTS
/əˈkʰaʊnts/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of account
Accounts can be a plural noun or the third-person singular form of the verb account.
Records that a bank, website, or service keeps about people's money, activity, or personal details.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Written or spoken descriptions of events or situations, told by people who experienced or observed them.
The witnesses gave different accounts of the accident.
The newspaper published several accounts of the event.
plural noun
Financial records that show the money a person or organization receives, spends, or owes.
The audit will examine the accounts closely.
We will reconcile the accounts at the end of the month.
Good to know
In business, accounts can mean financial records, not only bank or online accounts.
third-person singular verb
Explains why something happened or what happened to something.
The report accounts for all the expenses.
Several factors accounts for the delay.
Useful expressions
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.