Account+for
101for — O.E. for for, before, on account of, from P.Gmc. *fura (Cf. O.S. furi before, O.Fris. for, M.Du. vore, Du. voor for, before; Ger. für for; Dan. for for, fèr before; Goth …
102for the sake of — 1. For the purpose of 2. On account of • • • Main Entry: ↑sake * * * for the sake of phrase for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned …
103account payable — account′ pay′able n. pl. accounts payable bus a liability to a creditor, usu. for purchases of goods and services • Etymology: 1935–40 …
104account receivable — account′ receiv′able n. pl. accounts receivable bus a claim against a debtor, usu. for the sale of goods or services • Etymology: 1935–40 …
105account in trust — Account established by an individual to be held in trust for the benefit of another …
106account in trust — Account established by an individual to be held in trust for the benefit of another …
107account payable — n. pl. accounts payable the amount owed by a business to a creditor, usually for goods or services …
108account receivable — n. pl. accounts receivable the amount owed to a business by a debtor, usually for goods or services …
109For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf — For Colored Girls brought a female and black perspective to the stage. According to Hilton Als in The New Yorker s Critic s Notebook (March 5, 2007), ...all sorts of people who might never have set foot in a Broadway house black nationalists,… …
110A writ of account — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… …