Noun

• S: (n) history (history%1:10:00::), account (account%1:10:00::), chronicle (chronicle%1:10:00::), story (story%1:10:04::) (a record or narrative description of past events) "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
• S: (n) report (report%1:10:00::), news report (news_report%1:10:00::), story (story%1:10:01::), account (account%1:10:03::), write up (write_up%1:10:00::) (a short account of the news) "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
• S: (n) account (account%1:26:00::), business relationship (business_relationship%1:26:00::) (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"
• S: (n) explanation (explanation%1:10:00::), account (account%1:10:04::) (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.) "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
• S: (n) score (score%1:16:00::), account (account%1:16:00::) (grounds) "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
• S: (n) account (account%1:07:01::) (importance or value) "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
• S: (n) account (account%1:21:02::), accounting (accounting%1:21:00::), account statement (account_statement%1:21:00::) (a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance) "they send me an accounting every month"
• S: (n) report (report%1:10:01::), account (account%1:10:05::) (the act of informing by verbal report) "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
• S: (n) bill (bill%1:10:01::), account (account%1:10:02::), invoice (invoice%1:10:00::) (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered) "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
• S: (n) account (account%1:07:00::) (the quality of taking advantage) "she turned her writing skills to good account"

Verb

• S: (v) account (account%2:42:01::) (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"
• S: (v) account (account%2:40:00::), calculate (calculate%2:40:00::) (keep an account of)
• S: (v) report (report%2:32:00::), describe (describe%2:32:01::), account (account%2:32:02::) (to give an account or representation of in words) "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
• S: (v) account (account%2:32:00::), answer for (answer_for%2:32:00::) (furnish a justifying analysis or explanation) "I can't account for the missing money"