Account I Money Paid əˈkaʊnt Bank Savings Extra

• i don't have a bank account.
• i paid the money into my savings account.
• a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)
• with internet banking you can manage your account online.

account

1. an arrangement that somebody has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc.
• SEE ALSO bank account
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bank-account
• I don't have a bank account.
• I paid the money into my savings account.
• a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)
• With internet banking you can manage your account online.
• Do you have an account with us?
• He opened an account at a bank in Germany.
• Interest will be paid monthly into the account holder's current account.
• What's your account number please?

Extra Examples

• She deposited the check in her account.
• I have a savings account with a building society.
• I paid the cheque into my current account.
• Your account is overdrawn.
• They have a numbered account in Switzerland.
• The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.
• She opened a savings account at the bank.
• She had taken all her money out of her account.
• My husband and I have separate accounts.
• I'd like to open an account, please.
• I have an account with another bank.
• Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.
2. an arrangement that somebody has with a company that allows them to use the internet, send and receive messages by email, social media, etc.
• an email/a Twitter account
• Millions of accounts have been hacked.
3. a written or spoken description of something that has happened
• an eyewitness account (= a description given by somebody who saw what happened)
• a first-hand/personal/first-person account
• Can you give us an account of what happened?
• The diaries contained a detailed account of the writer's experiences in China.

Extra Examples

• Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
• He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
• She received a glowing account of her son's progress.
• the newspaper account of the trial
• She gave the police a full account of the incident.
4. an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process
• the Biblical account of the creation of the world
5. a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it
• SEE ALSO expense account
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/expense-account
• to do the accounts
• to keep the accounts up to date
• the accounts department
• She works in Accounts (= the accounts department).

Extra Examples

• Try to keep accurate accounts.
• The accounts are all in order.
• Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
6. an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month
• SEE ALSO charge account
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/charge-account
• Put it on my account please.
• We have accounts with most of our suppliers.
• Log in to your account to see how much you have spent.

Extra Examples

• Charge this to my account, please.
• an account with a large store
7. a bill for goods or services provided over a period
• Departing guests should settle their accounts at the office.
• It is best to settle the account each month.
8. a regular customer
• The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
9. a description of an event that gives you all the details in the order in which they happen
• He insisted on giving us a blow-by-blow account of what had happened.
10. according to what other people say
• I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.
11. according to what you say yourself
• By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
12. to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it
13. to do something or perform well, especially in a contest
• The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.
14. not important
• Emotional matters were of no account to them during the war.
15. if you buy something or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
• Call a cab on account.
• Ring for a cab on account.
• She bought the furniture she wanted on account.
16. because of what you think somebody wants
• Please don't change your plans on my account.
17. because of somebody/something
• She retired early on account of ill health.
• The marsh is an area of great scientific interest on account of its wild flowers.
18. not for any reason
• On no account should the house be left unlocked.
19. for yourself
• In 2012 Smith set up in business on his own account.
20. because you want to and you have decided, not somebody else
• No one sent me. I am here on my own account.
21. because of the particular thing that has been mentioned
• Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.
22. to use something in a good or helpful way
• He turned his artistic talents to good account by becoming a sculptor.
23. to hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past
• ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’
• An embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth.
24. to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something
• The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.
• Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘counting’, ‘to count’): from Old French acont (noun), aconter (verb), based on conter ‘to count’.