Definitions of account:

• noun:   the quality of taking advantage

  Example: "She turned her writing skills to good account"

• noun:   importance or value

  Example: "A person of considerable account"

• noun:   a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

  Example: "They send me an accounting every month"

• 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"

• noun:   a record or narrative description of past events

  Example: "He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"

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

  Example: "Send me an account of what I owe"

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

  Example: "I expected a brief account"

• noun:   the act of informing by verbal report

  Example: "By all accounts they were a happy couple"

• noun:   grounds

  Example: "Don't do it on my account"

• noun:   a short account of the news

  Example: "The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

• verb:   keep an account of
• 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"

• verb:   furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

  Example: "I can't account for the missing money"

• verb:   to give an account or representation of in words