account

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. report, relate, narrate. See description. —v. t. attribute. See cause. —n. report, recital, narrative, description, story, tale, history, chronicle, statement; accounting.

- on account - on account of

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A narrative]

Syn. tale, recital, report, chronicle; see description 1 , story .

2. [A record]

Syn. statement, reckoning, record; see record 1 , statement 3 .

• call to account,

Syn. demand an explanation, reprimand, censure; see accuse .

• give a good account of oneself,

Syn. acquit oneself well, do well, perform creditably; see succeed 1 .

• on account,

Syn. charged, in or on layaway, on credit; see bought , charged 1 , due .

• on account of,

Syn. because of, by virtue of, since, for the sake of; see because .

• on no account,

Syn. for no reason, no way, under no circumstances; see never .

• on someone's account,

Syn. because of, for someone's sake, in someone's behalf, in someone's interest; see because , for .

• take account of,

Syn. take into account, take into consideration, take notice of; see consider 1 .

• take into account,

Syn. take into consideration, judge, allow for, weigh; see consider 1 .

• turn to account,

Syn. utilize, exploit, profit by; see profit 2 , use 1 .

v.

Syn. value, judge, reckon, deem; see consider 2 , estimate 1 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. chronicle explanation, report, story, description, narrative, statement, detailing, *blow-by-blow, *play-by-play, rundown, version.

2. financial record balance, ledger, books, credits and debits, computation, reckoning, accrual, profit and loss statement, register, invoice, tab, calculation. see bank

3. worth importance, value, weight, consequence, significance, merit.

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v.

1. reckon add up, calculate, balance the books.

2. answer for explain, give area-son for, justify, rationalize.

3. consider hold, regard, deem, estimate, judge, believe, rate, view.

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) prep.

under no circumstances, for no reason, never.

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) prep.

consider, allow for, think about.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A recounting of past events: chronicle, description, history, narration, narrative, report, statement, story, version. See WORDS. 2. A statement of causes or motives: explanation, justification, rationale, rationalization, reason. See EXPLAIN. 3. A precise list of fees or charges: bill1, check, invoice, reckoning, statement. Informal: tab. See PAY. 4. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking: admiration, appreciation, consideration, esteem, estimation, favor, honor, regard, respect. See RESPECT. 5. A measure of those qualities that determine merit, desirability, usefulness, or importance: valuation, value, worth. See VALUE. 6. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end: advantage, avail, benefit, profit, use, usefulness, utility. See USED. II verb To look upon in a particular way: consider, deem, esteem, reckon, regard, see, view. See PERSPECTIVE.