noun

1.a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services;

he asked to see the executive who handled his account

2.the act of informing by verbal report;

he heard reports that they were causing trouble

3.a record or narrative description of past events;

a history of France

4.a short account of the news;

the report of his speech

5.a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;

they send me an accounting every month

6.a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;

the explanation was very simple

7.an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;

he paid his bill and left

8.grounds;

don't do it on my account

9.importance or value;

a person of considerable account

10. the quality of taking advantage;

she turned her writing skills to good account

vern

1.be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something;

Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam

2.keep an account of

3.to give an account or representation of in words;

Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental

4.furnish a justifying analysis or explanation;

I can't account for the missing money