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Results for: "account"

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Translations:

account — a registry of pecuniary transactions
→ conta f
→ exposição
account — a statement of facts or occurrences
→ relato m
→ conto
account — an authorization to use a service
→ conta f
→ Crónica

More translations:

account
→ conta
account
→ contabilidade
account
→ relatório, exposição

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (10)

1. a record or narrative description of past events;
- Example: "a history of France"
- Example: "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"
- Example: "the story of exposure to lead"
[syn: history, account, chronicle, story]

2. a short account of the news;
- Example: "the report of his speech"
- Example: "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"
- Example: "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
[syn: report, news report, story, account, write up]

3. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services;
- Example: "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
[syn: account, business relationship]

4. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
- Example: "the explanation was very simple"
- Example: "I expected a brief account"
[syn: explanation, account]

5. grounds;
- Example: "don't do it on my account"
- Example: "the paper was rejected on account of its length"
- Example: "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
[syn: score, account]

6. importance or value;
- Example: "a person of considerable account"
- Example: "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"

7. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
- Example: "they send me an accounting every month"
[syn: account, accounting, account statement]

8. the act of informing by verbal report;
- Example: "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"
- Example: "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
[syn: report, account]

9. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;
- Example: "he paid his bill and left"
- Example: "send me an account of what I owe"
[syn: bill, account, invoice]

10. the quality of taking advantage;
- Example: "she turned her writing skills to good account"


VERB (4)

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

2. keep an account of;
[syn: account, calculate]

3. to give an account or representation of in words;
- Example: "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
[syn: report, describe, account]

4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation;
- Example: "I can't account for the missing money"
[syn: account, answer for]