Account+for
11account for — phr verb Account for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑export, ↑import, ↑sale Account for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑discrepancy, ↑fact, ↑per cent, ↑variation …
12account for — explain how or why, provide reasons, call into account How do you account for the missing money? Where did it go? …
13account for — verb a) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. The storekeeper was expected to account for any material removed. b) To be the primary cause of “ But there are… …
14account for something — account for (something) 1. to explain the reason for something. More police on the streets accounted for less street crime. 2. to form the total of an amount of something. In Florida, people over 60 account for more than 25 percent of the… …
15account for sth — UK US account for sth Phrasal Verb with account({{}}/əˈkaʊnt/ verb [T] ► to form part of a total: »High tech companies account for 32% of the total value of the payrolls in the area. ► to explain the reason for something or the cause of something …
16account for something to somebody — acˈcount for sth (to sb) derived to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent • We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips. Main entry: ↑accountderived …
17account for — To render an account in respect of a specific transaction or transactions; to explain …
18account for — Synonyms and related words: accredit with, accrete to, acknowledge, allegorize, apply to, ascribe to, assign to, attach to, attribute to, blame, blame for, blame on, bring home to, charge on, charge to, clarify, clear, clear up, confess, connect… …
19account for — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. clarify, resolve, elucidate, show grounds; see explain , justify 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To offer reasons for or a cause of: explain, justify, rationalize. See EXPLAIN …
20account for — v. give a report, be responsible (for deeds); explain, give an explanation …
