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Account for

//əˈkaʊnt foɹ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. transitive

    "I don't have to account for anything to you."

  2. 2
    give reasons for wordnet
  3. 3
    To be the primary cause of transitive

    "The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land."

  4. 4
    be the reason or explanation for wordnet
  5. 5
    To constitute in amount or portion. transitive

    "German speakers accounted for 37% of the population."

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  1. 6
    To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things. transitive

    "When you deduct the direct and indirect costs, the picture looks a little different. Only mail and coal traffic generated a net revenue when accounting for all costs, not just direct operating costs."

  2. 7
    To be answerable for. transitive
  3. 8
    To destroy or put out of action. transitive

    "Coyotes account for more rabbits than hunters do."

  4. 9
    To kill, as in hunting. dated, transitive

    "He accounted for two deer today."

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