account

Pronunciation: /əˈkaʊnt/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a record or narrative description of past events
  2. noun a short account of the news
  3. noun a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

Etymology

From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aconter (“to reckon”), from Latin computō (“to sum up”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

history, chronicle, story

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
record
Narrower (hyponyms)
etymology, annals, case history, recital, biography, ancient history

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