account
[ uh-kount ]
/ əˈkaʊnt /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid.
to assign or impute (usually followed by to): the many virtues accounted to him.
SYNONYMS FOR account
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Idioms for account
Origin of account
synonym study for account
1. See narrative.
OTHER WORDS FROM account
pre·ac·count, verbsub·ac·count, nounun·ac·count·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for account
account
/ (əˈkaʊnt) /
noun
verb
(tr) to consider or reckonhe accounts himself poor
Word Origin for account
C13: from Old French acont, from conter, compter to count 1
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