account
part of speech
noun (an account, accounts); verb (account for, accounts for, accounted for, accounting for)
meaning for a pupil
1) An account is a description or story of what happened: an account of the trip. tree →
2) A bank account is where a bank keeps your money for you and records what goes in and out. tree →
3) An account is also your name and password for using a website, game or app. tree →
4) To account for something means to explain it, or to be a part of a total: girls account for half the class. tree →
5) On account of means because of. tree →
6) To turn something to good account means to use it well for your own benefit. tree →
sense in the lessons
In money lessons a bank or savings account helps you save: money paid in makes the balance bigger, money taken out makes it smaller. In online safety, keep your account password secret, and never let a stranger into your account. In history and stories an «account» is someone's report of events, and different accounts can disagree. Phrases: bank account, savings account, open an account, take into account, on account of, give an account of.
examples
- I put my birthday money in my savings account. tree →
- Write an account of your school trip. tree →
- Never share the password to your game account. tree →
- The game was cancelled on account of the rain. tree →
- How do you account for the missing cake? tree →
- Take the weather into account when you plan a picnic. tree →
- Each witness gave a different account of the accident. tree →
- Ask a parent before you make an account on any website. tree →
- It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. tree →
note
Countable: an account, accounts (with «an», because it starts with a vowel sound). In maths problems about a bank account: «deposit / pay in» means add, «withdraw / take out» means subtract, and the «balance» is what is left. «Account for» = explain or make up a part of a total.
In the corpora
- Most grown-ups keep their money in a bank account, and most of it is never seen as notes and coins.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.
- A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.
- Banks offer children's accounts to keep savings safe and teach how banks work.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «account» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.