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/əˈkaʊnt/ 
| singular | account |
| plural | accounts |
- 1[countable] an arrangement in which a bank looks after your money. You can deposit (=put in) or withdraw (=take out) money when you need to
There was only £50 in his bank account.
an overdrawn account (=one from which you have taken more money than you have put in)
open an account:How do I open an account (=start having an account) with your bank?
- 6[countable] a written or spoken report about something that has happenedaccount of:
a brief account of the meeting
give an account of something:He was too shocked to give a clear account of events.
eyewitness account (=a description of the details of an event given by someone who saw them):an eyewitness account of a brutal beating
Collocations: account
▪ blow-by-blow, brief, conflicting, detailed, eyewitness, first-hand, full, vivid
phrases
bring/call/hold someone to account
formalby/from all accounts
by your own account
give a good account of yourself
Britishof no account/of little account
on account
on someone’s account
on account of
on no account/not on any account
on your own account
on this/that account
settle an account/settle accounts
take account of something/take something into account
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