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# account

«account» in Mova's school dictionary: **a description or story of what happened: an account of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#m1)

2) A bank account is where a bank keeps your money for you and records what goes in and out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#m2)

3) An account is also your name and password for using a website, game or app. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#m3)

4) To account for something means to explain it, or to be a part of a total: girls account for half the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#m4)

5) On account of means because of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#m5)

6) To turn something to good account means to use it well for your own benefit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#m6)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x1)
- Write an account of your school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x2)
- Never share the password to your game account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x3)
- The game was cancelled on account of the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x4)
- How do you account for the missing cake? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x5)
- Take the weather into account when you plan a picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x6)
- Each witness gave a different account of the accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x7)
- Ask a parent before you make an account on any website. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x8)
- It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/0/)
- [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/2/)
- [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/11/)
- [A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/16/)
- [Banks offer children's accounts to keep savings safe and teach how banks work.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «account» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/account/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.