Definition of: account

(ə·kount′) v.t.
1. To hold to be; consider; estimate.
—v.i.
2. To provide a reckoning; as of funds paid or received: with to or with (someone) for (something).
3. To give a rational explanation; refer to some cause or natural law: with for.
4. To be responsible; answer: with for.
5. To cause death, capture or incapacitation: with for. See synonyms under CALCULATE.
—noun
1. A record of a transaction; reckoning; computation
2. Any narrative, statement, report, or description; notice; explanation.
3. The act or time of rendering a reckoning; judgment.
4. Consideration, as of value; importance; concern; estimation; esteem.
5. A record of debits and credits, receipts and expenditures; any methodical enumeration, score, or reckoning; to render an account, charge to one's account, an account at a bank. See synonyms under HISTORY, REASON, REPORT.
—on account of Because of; for the sake of. [<OF aconter <LL accomptare <L ad- to + computare COUNT]