| Sounds | ahkaw'nt | |
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| Rhymes | amount ... viscount: 14 rhymes with awnt... | |
| Meaning | A short / short account of the news. | |
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| Example | "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" | |
| Synonyms | report, news report, story, write up | |
| Narrower | bulletin | A brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) |
| dispatch, despatch, communique | An official report (usually sent in haste) | |
| exclusive, scoop | A news report that is reported first by one news organization | |
| newsletter, newssheet | Report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | |
| urban legend | A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false | |
| Broader | news | Information reported in a newspaper or news magazine |
| Spanish | artículo, crónica, historia, informe, relación, relato, reportaje | |
| Catalan | article, crònica, història, informe, relació, relat, reportatge | |
| Meaning | A formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services. | |
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| Example | "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" | |
| Synonym | business relationship | |
| Narrower | bank account | A fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals |
| brokerage account | A fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage | |
| short account | A brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own) | |
| Broader | relationship | A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries |
| Spanish | contabilidad, cuenta | |
| Catalan | comptabilitat, compte | |
| Meaning | grounds. | |
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| Synonym | score | |
| Broader | reason, ground | A rational motive for a belief or action |
| Spanish | causa | |
| Meaning | Importance or value. | |
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| Broader | importance | The quality of being important and worthy of note |
| Meaning | The act of informing by verbal / verbal / verbal report. | |
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| Example | "by all accounts they were a happy couple" | |
| Synonym | report | |
| Narrower | anecdote | short / short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) |
| debriefing | Report of a mission or task | |
| direct discourse, direct quotation | A report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said 'I am a fool'") | |
| gossip, comment, scuttlebutt | A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people | |
| indirect discourse | A report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said 'I am a fool' would be modified to 'he said he is a fool'") | |
| megillah | (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account | |
| narration, recital, yarn | The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events | |
| summarization, summarisation | The act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof) | |
| Broader | informing, making known | A speech act that conveys information |
| Spanish | informe, referencia, relación | |
| Catalan | informe, relació, relat | |
| Meaning | An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered. | |
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| Example | "send me an account of what I owe" | |
| Synonyms | bill, invoice | |
| Narrower | check, chit, tab | The bill in a restaurant |
| electric bill | A bill for money owed for electricity used | |
| hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel | |
| medical bill, doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services | |
| phone bill, telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service | |
| reckoning, tally | A bill for an amount due | |
| tax bill | money owed for taxes | |
| Broader | statement, financial statement | A document showing credits and debits |
| Spanish | albarán, cuenta, factura, recibo | |
| Catalan | albarà, factura | |
| Verbs | account | keep an account of |
| Meaning | The quality of taking advantage. | |
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| Example | "she turned her writing skills to good account" | |
| Broader | profit, gain | The advantageous quality of being beneficial |
| Meaning | Be the sole or primary factor / factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Keep an account of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | calculate | |
| Narrower | balance | compute credits and debits of an account |
| charge, bill | demand payment | |
| compound | calculate principal and interest | |
| credit | (accounting) enter as credit | |
| debit | Enter as debit | |
| overbalance | Cause to be off balance | |
| Spanish | calcular, contar | |
| Catalan | calcular, gestionar, portar els comptes | |
| Nouns | account | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered |
| accountant | someone who maintains and audits business accounts | |
| accounting | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business | |
| accounting | a system that provides quantitative information about finances | |
| accounting | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance | |
| accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business | |
| Meaning | To give an account or representation of in words. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | report, describe | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | dar parte, denunciar, describir, informar, relatar, reportar, señalar | |
| Catalan | assenyalar, denunciar, descriure, informar, relatar, reportar | |
| Nouns | account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
| Meaning | Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I can't account for the missing money" | |
| Synonym | answer for | |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | justificar, responder | |
| Adjectives | accountable | liable to account for one's actions |
| Nouns | account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
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