Meaning

10 senses

  1. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

    The firm failed to file its accounts on time.

    Konto, Bericht

    счётsčot, изложе́ниеizložénije, описа́ниеopisánije

    раху́нокraxúnok, ви́кладенняvýkladennja, виклада́нняvykladánnja

  2. A bank account.

    The money was refunded to her account.

    a short account of the news

  3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.

    No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.

    Begründung, Rechenschaft

    основа́ниеosnovánije, обоснова́ниеobosnovánije, объясне́ниеobʺjasnénije

    поя́снювальна запи́скаpojásnjuvalʹna zapýska, поя́сненняpojásnennja

  4. A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.

    Don't trouble yourself on my account.

    on no account

    grounds

  5. A record of events; a relation or narrative.

    An account of a battle.

    a record or narrative description of past events

  6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.

  7. Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.

    importance or value

  8. Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.

    Since the system outage, I've been unable to log in to my account.

    Konto

    учётная за́письučótnaja zápisʹ, акка́унтakkáunt, счётsčot

    ака́унтakáunt, обліко́вий за́писoblikóvyj zápys

  9. (uncountable)Profit; advantage.

    The young man soon turned his woodworking skills to some account.

    the quality of taking advantage

  10. (archaic)A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.

    расчётrasčót, сме́таsméta

Examples

997 sentences

  1. Please charge this to my account.

    Будь ласка, запишіть це на мій рахунок. — mkazarian

    ruПожалуйста, запишите это на мой счёт. — odexed

    deBitte setzen Sie das auf meine Rechnung. — Tamy

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  2. I'd like to open an account.

    Я хотів би відкрити рахунок. — deniko

    ruЯ хотел бы открыть счёт. — Arkadeko

    deIch würde gern ein Konto eröffnen. — Sudajaengi

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  3. I want to close my account.

    Я хочу закрити свій рахунок. — Ahha

    ruХочу закрыть свой счёт. — Ooneykcall

    deIch möchte mein Konto schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. We'll take your feelings into account.

    Ми врахуємо ваші почуття. — deniko

    ruМы учтём ваши чувства. — afyodor

    deWir werden auf Ihre Gefühle Rücksicht nehmen. — mayabe

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  5. We need to settle our accounts.

    Нам потрібно звести рахунки. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
a registry of pecuniary transactions:
a statement of facts or occurrences:
a statement and explanation or vindication:
an authorization to use a service:
Русский
By meaning 6
a registry of pecuniary transactions:
a statement of facts or occurrences:
a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.:
a statement and explanation or vindication:
an authorization to use a service:
(archaic) reckoning, calculation:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
a registry of pecuniary transactions:
a statement of facts or occurrences:
a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.:
a statement and explanation or vindication:

Origin

From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte,

From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aconter (“to reckon”), from Latin computō (“to sum up”).

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Forms

plural: accounts
Singularaccount

uncountable

Synonyms

20 synonyms
explanationA2narrativeB1relationB1reportA2descriptionA2membershipB1registrationB1accountingnarrationrecital
Close in meaning
  • a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance:accountingaccount statement
  • a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services:business relationship
  • a record or narrative description of past events:historychroniclestory
  • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered:billinvoice
  • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.:explanation
  • the act of informing by verbal report:report

Word family

62 related words
Derivedbank accountB1expectationB2asA1because ofB1behalfB1accountancyaccount bookaccount codeaccount dayaccounteraccount executiveaccount holderaccountlessaccount manaccount manageraccount numberaccount payableaccount receivableaccount renderedaccount statementadjustment accountbook accountcapital accountcast accounts

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • bank account
  • on account of
  • savings account
  • a bank account
  • account of the
  • an an account
  • take into account
  • a savings account
  • my savings account
  • off on account
  • on my account
  • into account the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accordionaccordionistaccostaccountabilityC2accountableaccountantB1
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