Définitions
1.NounA registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"The firm failed to file its accounts on time."
2.NounA bank account."The money was refunded to her account."
3.NounA statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done."No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena."
4.NounA reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake."Don't trouble yourself on my account.; on no account; on every account; on all accounts"
5.NounA record of events; a relation or narrative."An account of a battle."
6.NounAn estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
7.NounImportance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
8.NounAuthorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system."Since the system outage, I've been unable to log in to my account."
9.NounA reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.
10.NounProfit; advantage."The young man soon turned his woodworking skills to some account."
11.VerbTo provide explanation.
To present an account of; to answer for, to justify.
To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.
To estimate, consider (something to be as described)."An officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.; We must account for the use of our opportunities.; Idleness accounts for poverty.; After the crash, not all passengers were accounted for."
12.VerbTo present an account of; to answer for, to justify.
13.VerbTo give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.
14.VerbTo estimate, consider (something to be as described).
15.VerbTo consider that.
16.VerbTo give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc."An officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received."
17.VerbTo give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for."We must account for the use of our opportunities."
18.VerbTo give a satisfactory reason for; to explain."Idleness accounts for poverty."
19.VerbTo establish the location for someone."After the crash, not all passengers were accounted for."
20.VerbTo cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
21.VerbTo count.
To calculate, work out (especially with periods of time).
To count (up), enumerate.
To recount, relate (a narrative etc.).
22.VerbTo calculate, work out (especially with periods of time).
23.VerbTo count (up), enumerate.
24.VerbTo recount, relate (a narrative etc.).
25.VerbUsed in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.