account

A2 Topic:Personal Finance

Also spelled accompt

US /əˈkaʊnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1452

Meanings

1

noun
An arrangement with a bank or company to keep or use money or services.

I asked to see the manager who handled my account.
2

noun
A spoken or written description of something that happened.

She gave the police a detailed account of the robbery.
3

noun
A record of money received and spent.

They send me an account every month.
4

verb
To explain the reason for something.

I can't account for the missing money.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an arrangement with a bank... business relationship

3 noun · a record of money received... accounting

4 verb · to explain the reason for... answer for

Word family

Forms accomptsaccountedaccountingaccounts

Derived forms misaccountreaccountunaccounted

Related forms accountable accountant

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Phrases (4)

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suspense account
a temporary account holding transactions until their proper classification is determined

Noun + noun
theoretical account
an explanation of a process or phenomenon based on a theory

Adjective + noun
unbiased account
a description of events that does not unfairly favor any side

Adjective + noun
tendentious account
a description that strongly promotes a particular, often controversial, viewpoint

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Account, recorded in Middle English, belongs to the family of Latin computare, meaning “to calculate.” It shares this numerical origin with the verb count and with computer.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Old French conter Old French aconter Anglo-Norman acuntebor. Middle English acounte English account From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aco…

*pewH- Proto-Indo-European acounte Middle English acunte xno aconte Old French computō Latin

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Topics

Personal Finance Money & Finance

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# account

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈkaʊnt/
**Frequency rank:** 1452

## Meanings
1. An arrangement with a bank or company to keep or use money or services.
2. A spoken or written description of something that happened.
3. A record of money received and spent.
4. To explain the reason for something.

## Examples
- I asked to see the manager who handled my account.
- She gave the police a detailed account of the robbery.
- They send me an account every month.
- I can't account for the missing money.

## Derived Forms
- misaccount
- reaccount
- unaccounted

## Related Forms
- accountable
- accountant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pewH-
- Root: acounte
- Root: acunte
- Root: aconte
- Root: computō

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Old French conter Old French aconter Anglo-Norman acuntebor. Middle English acounte English account From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aco…

## AI Etymology
Account comes from Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *pewH- and Latin computō.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Money & Finance

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