Account+for
1account for — index enlighten, explain, exposit, justify, rationalize, solve, support (justify), vindicate …
2account for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it. [V P n] Computers account for 5% of the country s commercial electricity… …
3account 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 …
4account for — explain how or why, provide reasons, call into account How do you account for the missing money? Where did it go? …
5account 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… …
6account 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 …
7account 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… …
8account 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 …
9account for — v. give a report, be responsible (for deeds); explain, give an explanation …
10account for — to kill Used of animals by humans and of humans by soldiers. The usage might imply a reckoning of the number slain but it may equally refer to a single victim: A more suitable way of describing such an event, the Foxhunters Society… …
