account
Từ điển Collocation
account noun
1 description
ADJ. brief, short | blow-by-blow, comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic, vivid He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident. | accurate, clear, eyewitness, factual, first-hand, true, verbatim | glowing, good She received a glowing account of her son's progress. | newspaper the newspaper account of the trial
VERB + ACCOUNT give (sb), provide (sb with), write (sb) Can you give us an account of what happened?
PREP. in an/the ~ Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
PHRASES by all accounts (= according to what people say) I've never been there, but it's a lovely place by all accounts. | by sb's own account By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
2 arrangement with a bank
ADJ. bank, building society | current | deposit, investment, savings | personal | business | joint, separate My husband and I have separate accounts. | numbered They have a numbered account in Switzerland.
VERB + ACCOUNT have, hold Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held. | open She opened a savings account at the building society. | close | credit sth to, pay/put sth into The money will be credited to your account tomorrow. | debit (sth from), draw sth out (of), pay sth from, take sth out (of), withdraw sth (from) She had taken all her money out of her account. | overdraw Your account is overdrawn.
PREP. ~ at He opened an account at a bank in Germany. | ~ with an account with Barclays Bank
3 accounts: record of money a business earns/spends
VERB + ACCOUNT do, keep Try to keep accurate accounts. | audit, check, look at | submit Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
ACCOUNT + VERB be in order The accounts are all in order. > Special page at BUSINESS
4 arrangement with a shop/business
ADJ. expense (= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers) taking clients for expense account lunches
VERB + ACCOUNT have | open I'd like to open an account, please. | close | pay off, settle It is best to settle the account each month. | charge sth to, debit (sth from), put sth on Charge this to my account, please. | credit sth to
PREP. on ~ Ring for a cab on account. | ~ at/with an account with a large store
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; business relationship
he asked to see the executive who handled his account
- the act of informing by verbal report; report
he heard reports that they were causing trouble
by all accounts they were a happy couple
- a record or narrative description of past events; history, chronicle, story
a history of France
he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
the story of exposure to lead
- a short account of the news; report, news report, story, write up
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
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; accounting, account statement
they send me an accounting every month
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; explanation
the explanation was very simple
I expected a brief account
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; bill, invoice
he paid his bill and left
send me an account of what I owe
- grounds; score
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
- importance or value
a person of considerable account
he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
- the quality of taking advantage
she turned her writing skills to good account
v.
- 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
- keep an account of; calculate
- to give an account or representation of in words; report, describe
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; answer for
I can't account for the missing money
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. 1. A record-keeping arrangement used by the vendor of an online service to identify a subscriber and to maintain a record of customer usage for billing purposes. 2.The record-keeping mechanism used by networks and multiuser operating systems for keeping track of authorized users. Network accounts are created by network administrators and are used both to validate users and to administer policies—for example, permissions—related to each user.
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
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In the context of bookkeeping, refers to the ledger pages upon which various assets, liabilities, income, and expenses are represented.
In the context of investment banking, refers to the status of securities sold and owned or the relationship between parties to an underwriting syndicate. In the context of securities, the relationship between a client and a broker/dealer firm allowing the firm's employee to be the client's buying and selling agent. See: Account executive; account statement.
Investopedia Financial Terms
Account
1. An arrangement by which an organization accepts a customer's financial assets and holds them on behalf of the customer at his or her discretion.
2. A statement summarizing the record of transactions in the form of credits, debits, accruals and adjustments that have occurred and have an affect on an asset, equity, liability or past, present or future revenue.
3. A relaying of happenings from one party to another.
Investopedia Says:
1. The Knights Templar were the first to hold assets on the behalf of others and make loans on those assets. As such the Knights Templar are credited with creating the foundations of today's banking system. Accounts were first created so that people could borrow to travel to the Holy Land, and hold and amass wealth that was often stolen during the Crusades.
2. This statement of transactions is the record of the growth and development, or shrinking and amortization of almost anything quantifiable.
3. An account is the passing on of information for the purpose of explanation.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
accounts|accounted|accounting
syn.: description information list reason record statement story sum tale
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