Main Entry: ¹ac·count

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈkau̇nt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English acounte, accompte, from Anglo-French acunte, from acunter

Date: 14th century

1 archaic : reckoning, computation
2 a : a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern b : a statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balance
3 a : a statement explaining one's conduct b : a statement or exposition of reasons, causes, or motives <no satisfactory account of these phenomena> c : a reason for an action : basis <on that account I must refuse>
4 a : a formal business arrangement providing for regular dealings or services (as banking, advertising, or store credit) and involving the establishment and maintenance of an account; also : client, customer b : money deposited in a bank account and subject to withdrawal by the depositor
5 a : value, importance <it's of no account to me> b : esteem <stood high in their account>
6 : advantage <turned her wit to good account>
7 a : careful thought : consideration <have to take many things into account> b : a usually mental record : track <keep account of all you do>
8 : a description of facts, conditions, or events : report, narrative <the newspaper account of the fire> <by all accounts they're well-off>; also : performance <a straightforward account of the sonata>

— on account : with the price charged to one's account

— on account of : for the sake of : by reason of

— on no account : under no circumstances

— on one's own account 1 : on one's own behalf
2 : at one's own risk
3 : by oneself : on one's own