Definition of accounts

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  • accounts is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • accounts is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
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Definition of accounts

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

    Examples

    1. send me an account of what I owe

    Synonyms

    1. bill
    2. invoice
  • a record or narrative description of past events (noun)

    Examples

    1. he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president

    Synonyms

    1. chronicle
    2. history
    3. story
  • grounds (noun)

    Examples

    1. don't do it on my account
    2. the paper was rejected on account of its length

    Synonyms

    1. score
  • to give an account or representation of in words (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. describe
    2. report
  • a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance (noun)

    Examples

    1. they send me an accounting every month

    Synonyms

    1. account statement
    2. accounting
  • the act of informing by verbal report (noun)

    Examples

    1. by all accounts they were a happy couple

    Synonyms

    1. report
  • keep an account of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. calculate
  • a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services (noun)

    Examples

    1. he asked to see the executive who handled his account

    Synonyms

    1. business relationship
  • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun)

    Examples

    1. I expected a brief account

    Synonyms

    1. explanation
  • a short account of the news (noun)

    Examples

    1. the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

    Synonyms

    1. news report
    2. report
    3. story
    4. write up
  • furnish a justifying analysis or explanation (verb)

    Examples

    1. I can't account for the missing money

    Synonyms

    1. answer for
  • be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something (verb)

    Examples

    1. Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam
  • importance or value (noun)

    Examples

    1. a person of considerable account
    2. he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
  • the quality of taking advantage (noun)

    Examples

    1. she turned her writing skills to good account

See definition of accounts in Merriam Webster