ACCOUNT FOR


Meaning of ACCOUNT FOR in English

they must account for the delay : EXPLAIN, answer for, give reasons for, rationalize, justify.

excise duties account for over half the price of Scotch : CONSTITUTE, make up, comprise, form, compose, represent.

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