ACCOUNT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English acounte, accompte, from Anglo-French acunte, from acunter Date: 14th century reckoning , computation , 2. a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern, a statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balance, 3. a statement explaining one's conduct, a statement or exposition of reasons, causes, or motives , a reason for an action ; basis , 4. a formal business arrangement providing for regular dealings or services (as banking, advertising, or store credit) and involving the establishment and maintenance of an ~, money deposited in a bank ~ and subject to withdrawal by the depositor, 5. value , importance , esteem , advantage , 7. careful thought ; consideration , a usually mental record ; track , a description of facts, conditions, or events ; report , narrative , II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French acunter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + cunter to count Date: 14th century transitive verb to think of as ; consider , to probe into ; analyze , intransitive verb to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation, 2. to be the sole or primary factor, to bring about the capture, death, or destruction of something