1. (

• history ,
• account ,
• chronicle ,
• story ,

) a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" ;

2. (

• report ,
• news_report ,
• story ,
• account ,
• write_up

) a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" ;

3. (

• account ,
• business_relationship

) a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" ;

4. (

• explanation ,
• account ,

) a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" ;

5. (

• score ,
• account

) grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" ;

6. (

• account ,

) importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" ;

7. (

• account ,
• accounting ,
• account_statement

) a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" ;

8. (

• report ,
• account ,

) the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" ;

9. (

• bill ,
• account ,
• invoice

) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" ;

10. (

• account

) the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" ;

1. (

• account ,

) be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" ;

2. (

• account ,
• calculate

) keep an account of ;

3. (

• report ,
• describe ,
• account ,

) to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" ;

4. (

• account ,
• answer_for

) furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" ;