Collins English-English Dictionary

account [ə'kaυnt]

1. 1. n a verbal or written report, description, or narration of some occurrence, event, etc

2. 2. n an explanation of conduct, esp one made to someone in authority

3. 3. n ground; basis; consideration (often in the phrases on this (that, every, no, etc) account, on account of)

4. 4. n importance, consequence, or value

   of little account

5. 5. n assessment; judgment

6. 6. n profit or advantage

   to turn an idea to account

7. 7. n part or behalf (only in the phrase on one's or someone's account)

8. 8. n [finance] a business relationship between a bank, department store, stockbroker, etc, and a depositor, customer, or client permitting the latter certain banking or credit services

9. 9. n the sum of money deposited at a bank

10. 10. n the amount of credit available to the holder of an account

11. 11. n a record of these

12. 12. n a statement of monetary transactions with the resulting balance

13. 13. n (on the London Stock Exchange) the period, ordinarily of a fortnight's duration, in which transactions formerly took place and at the end of which settlements were made

14. 14. n [book-keeping] a chronological list of debits and credits relating to a specified asset, liability, expense, or income of a business and forming part of the ledger

15. 15. n a regular client or customer, esp a firm that purchases commodities on credit

16. 16. n an area of business assigned to another

    they transferred their publicity account to a new agent

17. 17. n See bank account

18. 18. vt. [tr] to consider or reckon

    he accounts himself poor

19. 19. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French acont, from conter, compter to count¹