📒 an arrangement that somebody has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc.
- I don't have a bank account.
- I paid the money into my savings account.
- a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)
📒 an arrangement that somebody has with a company that allows them to use the internet, send and receive messages by email, social media, etc.
- an email/a Twitter account
- Millions of accounts have been hacked.
📒 a written or spoken description of something that has happened
- an eyewitness account (= a description given by somebody who saw what happened)
- a first-hand/personal/first-person account
- account of something Can you give us an account of what happened?
📒 an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process
- the Biblical account of the creation of the world
📒 a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it
- to do the accounts
- to keep the accounts up to date
- the accounts department
📒 an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month
- Put it on my account please.
- We have accounts with most of our suppliers.
- Log in to your account to see how much you have spent.
📒 a bill for goods or services provided over a period
- Departing guests should settle their accounts at the office.
- It is best to settle the account each month.
📒 a regular customer
- The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
📒 a description of an event that gives you all the details in the order in which they happen
- He insisted on giving us a blow-by-blow account of what had happened.
- She gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
📒 according to what other people say
- I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.
📒 according to what you say yourself
- By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
📒 to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it
📒 to do something or perform well, especially in a contest
- The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.
📒 not important
- Emotional matters were of no account to them during the war.
📒 if you buy something or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
- Call a cab on account.
- Ring for a cab on account.
- She bought the furniture she wanted on account.
📒 because of what you think somebody wants
- Please don't change your plans on my account.
📒 because of somebody/something
- She retired early on account of ill health.
- The marsh is an area of great scientific interest on account of its wild flowers.
- The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.
📒 not for any reason
- On no account should the house be left unlocked.
📒 for yourself
- In 2012 Smith set up in business on his own account.
📒 because you want to and you have decided, not somebody else
- No one sent me. I am here on my own account.
📒 because of the particular thing that has been mentioned
- Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.
📒 to use something in a good or helpful way
- He turned his artistic talents to good account by becoming a sculptor.
📒 to hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past
- ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’
- An embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth.
📒 to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something
- The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.
- Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results.