Account :: Account (n.) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time..
Account :: Account (n.) 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; as, to keep one's account at the bank..
Account :: Account (n.) A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts..
Account :: Account (n.) A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle..
Account :: Account (n.) A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
Account :: Account (n.) An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
Account :: Account (v. i.) To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received..
Account :: Account (v. i.) To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities..
Account :: Account (v. i.) To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty..
Account Book :: Account book () A book in which accounts are kept.
Accountability :: Accountability (n.) The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.
Accountable :: Accountable (a.) Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct..
Accountable :: Accountable (a.) Capable of being accounted for; explicable.
Accountable Ness :: Accountable ness (n.) The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.