account

Statement of transactions

The essential meaning of the noun account is similar to the noun record.

An account of an event is someone’s version of how it happened.

When numbers are involved, an account is a record of changes in value or an arrangement between parties to make regular commercial transactions.

The common phrase take account of, also expressed as take into account, means to consider.

As a verb, account is usually followed by for and means provide an account of.

banking

deposit

Place for safekeeping

balance · overdraft · ATM · branch · teller · interest · routing number · PIN · statement · direct deposit

narrative

story

Account of events

recounting · telling · version · firsthand · eyewitness · detailed · retelling · rendition · depiction · portrayal

financial-record

ledger

Financial record book

  • bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
  • entryAccess or submission
  • debitSubtraction from account

credit · transaction · posting · reconciliation · double-entry · accrual · general ledger · trial balance · journal · audit

billing

invoice

Itemized billing statement

  • billAmount owed, written
  • statementExpressed claim or fact
  • tabProjection for gripping

charge · fee · receipt · due · payment · outstanding · overdue · itemized · billing cycle · past due

responsibility

answerable

Liable to account

oversight · fiduciary · trustee · custodian · guardianship · obligation · duty · charge · entrusted

importance

consideration

Careful thought or compensation

weight · note · worth · merit · standing

explanation

reason

Basis or justification

basis · grounds · cause · factor · attribution · consideration · reasoning · excuse · defense · interpretation

user-profile

username

Account identification string

registration · credentials · authentication · verification · subscription · settings · preferences · avatar · sign-up · sign-in

Categories
Opposites
financial record-keeping

accountcash

Ready spending funds

off-the-books · under the table · unbanked · wallet · mattress money

narrative completeness

accountsilence

Total lack of sound

omission · concealment · suppression · cover-up · distortion

significance or worth

accountinsignificance

Lack of consequence or weight

worthlessness · triviality · valuelessness · unimportance · inconsequence

Phrases
Family

accounts, accountant, accountable, accounting, accounted, accountability, unaccountable, accountants, accountancy

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