account

/əˈkaʊnt/ noun [C]

Definition

REPORT › a written or spoken description of something that has happened: They gave conflicting accounts of the events. The documents provide a detailed account of the town's early history.

BANK (also bank account) › an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to let you take it out when you need to: I paid the money into my account.

SHOP › an agreement with a shop or company that allows you to buy things and pay for them later

take sth into account; take account of sth › to consider something when judging a situation: You have to take into account the fact that he is less experienced when judging his performance.

on account of sth formal › because of something: He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his health.

by all accounts › as said by a lot of people: The party was, by all accounts, a great success.

on my account › just for or because of me: Please don't change your plans on my account.

on no account; not on any account UK › not for any reason or in any situation: On no account must these records be changed. → See also checking account → See also current account → See also deposit account

(Definition of account noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)