| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Account.[Websters]
2. To have reported, messaged or referenced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To be storied or fabled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have billed or noted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To be interested or advantaged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To have scored or invoiced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To be computed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have rated or merited. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To be ledgered. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To be graded.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb account.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (account) | 1. Be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam".[Wordnet]. 2. Keep an account of.[Wordnet]. 3. To give an account or representation of in words.[Wordnet]. 4. Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money".[Wordnet]. 5. To reckon; to compute; to count.[Websters]. 6. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to.[Websters]. 7. To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.[Websters]. 8. To recount; to relate.[Websters]. 9. To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.[Websters]. 10. To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.[Websters]. 11. To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.[Websters]. 12. Base verb from the following inflections: accounting, accounted, accounts, accountor, accountors, accountingly and accountedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being storied or fabled.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being interested. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being graded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being balanced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being desired. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being projected. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being patterned or textured. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being labeled or trademarked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being stained or soiled.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACCOUNTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ACCOUNTED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Esteemed; deemed; considered; regarded; valued. Accounted for, explained.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of account. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: account
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| A writ of account | (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account . --Cowell. Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal. Usage: Account , Narrative , Narration , Recital . These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Account book | 1: A book in which accounts are kept. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A record in which commercial accounts are recorded. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Account current | A running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Account executive | Someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Account for | 1: Give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Be the reason or explanation for. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Account payable | A liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Account representative | Someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Account statement | A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Allowance account | A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture | An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture is a dissertation by the English Mathematician and Scholar Isaac Newton. First published in 1754, twenty-seven years after Newton's death, it reviewed all the textual evidence available from ancient sources on two disputed Bible passages, at First John 5:7 and 1 Timothy 3:16. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: account
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Abstract of account | Business | A transcript from an account of the transactions for a certain period. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Access savings account | Finance | A type of savings account in which funds are accessible to the account holder by check, telephone order, debit card or similar device in addition to in-person withdrawals. NOW accounts are a type of access savings account. (references) | |
| Account boot disk | Art | A disk used to load DOS into the computer when it is turned on. (references) | |
| Account classification | Energy | 1: The way in which suppliers of electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil classify and bill their customers. Commonly used account classifications are "Residential," "Commercial," "Industrial," and "Other. "Suppliers' definitions of these terms vary from supplier to supplier. In addition, the same customer may be classified differently by each of its energy suppliers. (references) | |
| 2: The method in which suppliers of electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil classify and bill their customers. Commonly used account classifications are "Commercial," "Industrial," and "Residential." Suppliers' definitions of these terms vary from supplier to supplier and from the definitions used in RECS. In addition, the same customer may be classified differently by each of its energy suppliers. (references) | |||
| Account code, medical expense and performance reporting system | Business | Accounts established that provide a title of and a description for each of the functions and activities performed in a Military Treatment Facility (MTF). The account codes will be treated as accounting entities and used in the step-down process. The step-down process is established by DoD 6010.13-M (reference (a)). All MEPRS account codes will not be considered a work center, but all work centers will be a MEPRS account code. (See definition of work center.). (references) | |
| Account current | Law | ACCOUNT CURRENT. A running or open account between two persons. (references) | |
| Account executive | Occupations | 1: Sells financial products and services to clients for investment purposes, applying knowledge of securities, investment plans, market conditions, regulations, and financial situation of clients: Identifies potential clients, using advertising campaigns, mailing lists, and personal contacts. Solicits business from potential clients. Interviews clients to determine financial position, resources, assets available to invest, and financial goals. Provides clients with information and advice on purchase or sale of securities, financial services, and investment plans, based on review of professional publications and other financial literature, and knowledge of securities market and financial services industry. Completes sales order tickets and submits completed tickets to support personnel for processing of client requested transaction. Must pass state examination to receive license and become registered to sell securities. May read status reports and perform calculations to monitor client accounts and verify transactions. May work for firm that offers discounted brokerage fees and does not offer advice to clients. May develop and implement financial plans, and sell insurance, real estate, or securities [FINANCIAL PLANNER (profess. & kin.) 250.257-014]. (references) | |
| 2: Contacts prospective customers to sell radio and television time or captioning services for broadcasting station, network, or cable television franchise: Calls on prospects and presents outlines of various programs or commercial announcements. Discusses current popularity of various types of programs, such as news, drama, and variety. Drives auto vehicle to prospective customer's location. May arrange for and accompany prospect to commercial taping sessions. May prepare promotional plans, sales literature, and sales contracts, using computer. (references) | |||
| 3: Plans, coordinates, and directs advertising campaign for clients of advertising agency: Confers with client to determine advertising requirements and budgetary limitations, utilizing knowledge of product or service to be advertised, media capabilities, and audience characteristics. Confers with agency artists, copywriters, photographers, and other media-production specialists to select media to be used and to estimate costs. Submits proposed program and estimated budget to client for approval. Coordinates activities of workers engaged in marketing research, writing copy, laying out artwork, purchasing media time and space, developing special displays and promotional items, and performing other media-production activities, in order to carry out approved campaign. (references) | |||
| Account Generator | Aerospace | A feature that uses Oracle Workflow to provide the projects and fixed asset Oracle Applications with the ability to automatically constructs accounting flexfield combinations by using custom construction criteria. DELPHI has a global design to create the DELPHI accounting flexfield segments. A DELPHI controller or systems administrator can define a group of steps that determine how to fill in the accounting flexfield segments. The DELPHI controller or systems administrator can define additional processes and/or modify the default process (es), depending on the application. Refer to activity, function, item type, lookup type, node, process, protection level, result type, transition, workflow engine. (references) | |
| Account Hierarchy | Aerospace | An Oracle Financials feature you use to perform summary level funds checking. An account hierarchy lets Oracle Purchasing and General Ledger quickly determine the summary accounts into which your detail accounts roll up. (references) | |
| Account Hist J. | Library Science | The Accounting Historians Journal. Academy of Accounting Historians. University, Alabama. (references) | |
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