[əˈkaʊnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a report or description of an event or experience
(e.g: a detailed account of what has been achieved)

- a record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose
(e.g: the barman was doing his accounts)

- an arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client or supplies goods or services to them on credit
(e.g: a bank account)

- an arrangement by which a user is given personalized access to a computer, website, or application, typically by entering a username and password
(e.g: we've reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account)

- importance
(e.g: money was of no account to her)


Phrases:
- by all accounts
- call someone to account
- give a bad account of oneself
- give a good account of oneself
- keep an account of
- leave something out of account
- on account of
- on no account
- on one's own account
- on someone's account
- on this account
- settle accounts with
- take account of
- take something into account
- there's no accounting for taste
- turn something to account

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘counting’, ‘to count’): from Old French acont (noun), aconter (verb), based on conter ‘to count’

[əˈkaʊnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- consider or regard in a specified way
(e.g: her visit could not be accounted a success)

- prepare or present a record an account of money given or received
(e.g: in order that he may be able to account accurately, the trustee should not mingle the trust property with other property)


Phrases:
- by all accounts
- call someone to account
- give a bad account of oneself
- give a good account of oneself
- keep an account of
- leave something out of account
- on account of
- on no account
- on one's own account
- on someone's account
- on this account
- settle accounts with
- take account of
- take something into account
- there's no accounting for taste
- turn something to account

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘counting’, ‘to count’): from Old French acont (noun), aconter (verb), based on conter ‘to count’