ACCOUNTED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

Example: they send me an accounting every month

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

Example: he asked to see the executive who handled his account

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the quality of taking advantage

Example: she turned her writing skills to good account

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

importance or value

Example: a person of considerable account; he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a record or narrative description of past events

Example: a history of France; he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president; the story of exposure to lead

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

Example: he paid his bill and left; send me an account of what I owe

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

a short account of the news

Example: the report of his speech; the story was on the 11 o'clock news; the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

Example: the explanation was very simple; I expected a brief account

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

the act of informing by verbal report

Example: he heard reports that they were causing trouble; by all accounts they were a happy couple

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Noun

grounds

Example: don't do it on my account; the paper was rejected on account of its length; he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

keep an account of

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

Example: Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

Example: I can't account for the missing money

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

to give an account or representation of in words

Example: Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental