account for (something)

phrasal verb

accounted for (something); accounting for (something); accounts for (something)

1

: to give a reason or explanation for (something)

How do you account for your success?

2

: to be the cause of (something)

These new features account for the computer's higher price.

3

: to make up or form (a part of something)

Women account for only 25 percent of our employees.

4

US : to think about (something) before doing something : to take (something) into consideration

The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.

Examples of account for (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By 2035, the nation is projected by the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis to be short nearly 70,000 primary care doctors, a number that doesn’t account for another pandemic. —Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024

The South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, blasted Hard Rock Stadium in a press release on Monday, saying stadium officials had failed to account for the safety recommendations the confederation made. —Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 17 July 2024

Latinos account for about 19% of the U.S. population. —Astrid Galván, Axios, 16 July 2024

By failing to account for these realities, CMS is discouraging companies from investigating potential new forms and uses of existing products. —Peter Rheinstein, STAT, 15 July 2024