account

🇺🇸 /əˈkaʊnt/ 🇬🇧 /əˈkaʊnt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B1

A way to keep and use money with a bank.

You can check your account balance online.

B2

A way to use a website or service online.

Make sure to protect your account password.

B2

A story or report about something that happened.

She gave a clear account of the meeting.

R

An explanation of an idea or event.

The book gives an account of how life began.

R

Records of money owed and paid.

The account shows all business payments.

R

A way to buy now and pay later with a store.

You can open an account with the store to pay monthly.

R

A bill for things you bought or services you used.

Please pay your account by the end of the month.

R

A customer who buys regularly from a business.

That company is our biggest account.

verb
R

To consider or regard someone or something in a certain way.

He is accounted a reliable person.

translation

n. A way to keep and use money with a bank.; A way to use a website or service online.; A story or report about something that happened.; An explanation of an idea or event.; Records of money owed and paid.; A way to buy now and pay later with a store.; A bill for things you bought or services you used.; A customer who buys regularly from a business.
v. To consider or regard someone or something in a certain way.

Word Forms

3rd Present accounts
Past accounted
Perfect accounted
Progressive accounting
Plural accounts