How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
account for — give a satisfactory record or explanation of. → account account for succeed in killing or defeating. → account account for supply or make up (a specified amount). → account … English new terms dictionary
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 population … New idioms dictionary
account for — index enlighten, explain, exposit, justify, rationalize, solve, support (justify), vindicate … Law dictionary
account 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… … English dictionary
account 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 … Collocations dictionary
account for — explain how or why, provide reasons, call into account How do you account for the missing money? Where did it go? … English idioms
account 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… … Wiktionary
account 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… … New idioms dictionary
account 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 … Financial and business terms
account 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… … Moby Thesaurus
account 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 … English dictionary for students
