accounted for

Justified and documented

Accounted for means explained or justified: That accounts for the missing funds.

It also means located or verified as safe: All passengers have been accounted for.

In financial contexts, it means properly recorded: Every expense must be accounted for.

The phrase can indicate responsibility: He'll be held accountable and must account for his actions.

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chalked up to · traced · documented · enumerated · represented · made up · inventory · constituted · responsible · comprised · clarified · blamed · held responsible · consideration · answerable · encompassed · included · list

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inclusion/tracking status

accounted foroverlooked

Not noticed or considered

missing · omitted · neglected · ignored · left out

explanation status

accounted forunexplained

Not yet clarified

mysterious · inexplicable · unresolved · puzzling · baffling

presence/safety status

accounted formissing

Not present, whereabouts unknown

lost · unlocated · not found · gone · disappeared

Family

count, account, recount, accounts, accountable, accounting, unaccountable, accountancy, unaccounted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G