an arrangement that somebody has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc. I don't have a bank account.

​to have the opinion that somebody/something is a particular thing. be accounted + adj. In English law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved ...

account an arrangement with a store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month:Put it on my ...

to have the opinion that someone or something is a particular thing. account somebody/something + adj. In American law, a person is accounted innocent until ...

There are 25 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb account, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

account for · ​to know where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident. All passengers have now been accounted for. Three ...

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account for · 1to know where someone or something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident All passengers have now been accounted for.

​an arrangement that you have with a bank that allows you to keep your money there, to pay in or take out money, etc. to open/close a bank account.

a type of bank account that you can take money out of at any time, and that provides you with a debit card and (sometimes) a chequebook