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account: 01. My chequing [account] doesn't pay me any interest at all.

02. Jake's [account] of the story was different from Sascha's because she couldn't remember everything that happened.

03. You will have to speak to our [accountant] if you think there was a mistake in your paycheck.

04. You will be held [accountable] for any mistakes that are made, so you'd better be careful.

05. People who are self-employed need to keep a close [account] of their revenue and expenses for tax purposes.

06. In a large bureaucracy, there is often not enough [accountability] to ensure good service.

07. We have to be careful how many checks we write because our [account] balance is getting low.

08. Democratic government is based on the consent of the governed and represents an attempt to make authority [accountable] to the people.

09. The picnic has been canceled on [account] of the rain.

10. Jawaharlal Nehru once remarked that facts are facts and will not disappear on [account] of your likes.

11. Dave Barry once said that after you've heard two eye-witness [accounts] of an auto accident it makes you wonder about history.

12. The President has said that any countries that helped or harbored terrorists would be held [accountable] for their actions.

13. Petroleum [accounts] for nearly half the world's energy supply.

14. Health care is our government's biggest public expense, [accounting] for more than one third of the total budget.

15. Hydrogen [accounts] for 90% of all known matter in the universe.

16. Animal and human power [accounts] for nearly 40% of all energy used in India.

17. The tobacco industry needs to be held [accountable] for the damage their products do to people.

18. Malaysia [accounts] for more than half the world's exports of tropical lumber.

19. There is a Greek proverb which states that good [accounts] make good friends.

20. Studies show that suicide [accounts] for about 25 percent of teenage deaths.

21. The first written [account] of the Loch Ness Monster was made by a Viking sailor in 565 AD.

22. Smoking killed nearly five million people in 2000, [accounting] for almost equal numbers in the developed and developing nations.

23. The early migrations of man were largely an [account] of his response to the changing environment of the ice age.

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Record, register, inventory, score, Render an account, answer in judgment, answer responsibly / Bill, charge, registry of debt and credit, Explain, elucidate, expound, trace to causes, give the philosophy of, clear up, exhibit the grounds, give a reason, show the reason, render a reason, assign the cause, make explanation of / Reckoning, computation, calculation, enumeration, tale, count / Description, statement, narration, recital, rehearsal, relation, narrative, chronicle, history, delineation, representation, portrayal, detail, word, tidings, report / Explanation, exposition, clearing up, elucidation, exhibition of causes, reference to grounds, exploration into principles, philosophy / Consideration, regard, motive, reason, ground, sake / Consequence, importance, worth, distinction, dignity, repute, reputation, note / Profit, advantage, Esteem, regard, deem, judge, believe, take for, think, hold, consider, view, reckon, rate, estimate, look upon

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Account — Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — ► NOUN 1) a description of an event or experience. 2) a record of financial expenditure and receipts. 3) a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client or goods or services are supplied on credit.… … English terms dictionary
account — [ə kount′] vt. [ME acounten < OFr aconter < a , to + conter, to tell < compter < L computare: see COMPUTE] to consider or judge to be; deem; value vi. 1. to furnish a reckoning (to someone) of money received and paid out 2. to make… … English World dictionary
account — I (evaluation) noun appraisal, assessment, com pre rendu, enumeration, financial statement, ledger, list of receipts and payments, ratio, register, statement, statement of debits and credits, statement of pecuniary transactions, tally, valuation… … Law dictionary
Account — Ac*count , v. i. 1. To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received. [1913 Webster] 2. To render an account; to answer in judgment; with for; as, we must account… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — n 1 *use, service, advantage, profit, avail Analogous words: benefit (see corresponding verb at BENEFIT): usefulness, utility (see USE): *worth, value Contrasted words: futility, vanity, fruitlessness, bootlessness (see corresponding adjectives… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
account — The phrase on account of is a slightly formal preposition meaning ‘because of’ • (He remained miserable and ashamed, largely on account of his appetite which continued to torment him Anita Brookner, 1988). Its use (with or without of) as a… … Modern English usage
account — [n1] written description of past events ABCs*, annal, blow by blow*, bulletin, chronicle, detail, explanation, history, lowdown*, make*, narration, narrative, play by play*, recital, report, run down, score, story, tab, take, tale, the picture*,… … New thesaurus
Account — Ac*count , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [ a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reckon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
account — /akˈkaunt, ingl. əˈkaunt/ s. m. inv. 1. account executive 2. (elab.) registrazione □ codice di registrazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
account — (izg. akȁunt) m DEFINICIJA int. mrežna identifikacija sa zaporkom i pravom pristupa koju dodjeljuje administrator sustava; korisnički račun ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal

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