The noun account has 10 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (564) account, business relationship -- (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")
2. (212) report, account -- (the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple")
3. (121) history, account, chronicle, story -- (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")
4. (69) report, news report, story, account, write up -- (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")
5. (43) account, accounting, account statement -- (a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month")
6. (32) explanation, account -- (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")
7. (19) bill, account, invoice -- (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")
8. (9) score, account -- (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")
9. (6) account -- (importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance")
10. (2) account -- (the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account")
Overview of verb account
The verb account has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. account -- (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")
2. account, calculate -- (keep an account of)
3. report, describe, account -- (to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental")
4. account, answer for -- (furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money")