ACCOUNT


Meaning of ACCOUNT in English

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n.

description

report

1) to give, render an ~

2) an accurate, true; biased, one-sided; blow-by-blow, detailed, full; eyewitness; fictitious; first-hand; running; vivid ~ (she gave a detailed ~ of the incident)

3) newspaper, press ~s (according to press ~s)

4) by all ~s

explanation

5) to call smb. to ~

consideration

6) to take ~ of smt; to take smt. into ~

business arrangement

record of a business arrangement

7) to open an ~

8) to keep an ~ (I keep an ~ in that bank)

9) to charge smb.'s ~

10) to balance; close; settle an ~

11) to overdraw an ~

12) to pay smt. into an ~

13) to charge smt. to an ~

14) an active; blocked; charge ( AE ), credit ( BE ); checking ( AE ), current ( BE ); deposit ( BE ), savings; dollar; expense; inactive; individual retirement ( AE ); joint; money-market; outstanding ~

15) in an ~ (the funds were in her ~)

16) on ~ (to put smt. on smb.'s ~)

dispute

17) to settle an ~ (I have an ~ to settle with him)

18) an old ~

sake

19) on smb.'s ~ (do not refuse on my ~)

20) on ~ of (he did it on ~ of me)

showing

performance

21) to give a good ~ of oneself

misc.

22) on no ~ ('under no circumstances')

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v.

1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to explain') (he could not ~ for the missing funds; how do you ~ for the accident?)

2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to cause the destruction of') (our battery ~ed for three enemy planes)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.