account
/əˈkaʊnt/ nounDefinition
A1 an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there: I put the money into my account.
› a description of something that happened: They gave different accounts of the event.
take something into account/take account of something › to think about something when judging a situation: We will take everyone’s opinion into account before making a decision. A good architect takes account of the building’s surroundings.
(Definition of account noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary
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