n. 25B6; noun
his account of the incident : DESCRIPTION, report, version, story, narration, narrative, statement, explanation, exposition, delineation, portrayal, tale; chronicle, history, record, log; view, impression.
a sensitive account of the Debussy Sonata : PERFORMANCE, interpretation, rendering, rendition, execution.
the firm's quarterly accounts : FINANCIAL RECORD, ledger, balance sheet, financial statement; ( accounts ) books.
I pay the account off in full each month : BILL, invoice, tally; debt, charges; N. Amer. check; informal tab.
his background is of no account : IMPORTANCE, import, significance, consequence, substance, note; formal moment.
25B6; verb her visit could not be accounted a success : CONSIDER, regard as, reckon, hold to be, think, look on as, view as, see as, judge, adjudge, count, deem, rate.
25A0; account for
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.
25A0; on account of BECAUSE OF, owing to, due to, as a consequence of, thanks to, by/in virtue of, in view of.
25A0; on no account NEVER, under no circumstances, not for any reason.