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{ "term": "account", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an arrangement that somebody has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc.", "sensetop": "account with somebody/somethingaccount at something", "labels": "especially in British EnglishNorth American English usually(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I don't have a **bank account**." }, { "text": "I paid the money into my savings account." }, { "text": "a joint account *(= one in the name of more than one person)*" }, { "text": "With internet banking you can manage your account online." }, { "text": "Do you have an account with us?", "contextForm": "account with somebody/something" }, { "text": "He **opened an account** at a bank in Germany.", "contextForm": "account at something" }, { "text": "Interest will be paid monthly into the **account holder**'s current account." }, { "text": "What's your account number please?" }, { "text": "She deposited the check in her account." }, { "text": "I have a savings account with a building society." }, { "text": "I paid the cheque into my current account." }, { "text": "Your account is overdrawn." }, { "text": "They have a numbered account in Switzerland." }, { "text": "The money will be credited to your account tomorrow." }, { "text": "She opened a savings account at the bank." }, { "text": "She had taken all her money out of her account." }, { "text": "My husband and I have separate accounts." }, { "text": "I'd like to open an account, please." }, { "text": "I have an account with another bank." }, { "text": "Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bank", "building-society", "checking"], "verb + account": ["have", "hold", "close"], "account + noun": ["number", "holder", "balance"], "preposition": ["account at", "account with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "an arrangement that somebody has with a company that allows them to use the internet, send and receive messages by email, social media, etc.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**an email/Instagram account**" }, { "text": "Millions of accounts have been hacked." } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["expense", "charge", "credit"], "verb + account": ["have", "create", "open"], "preposition": ["on account", "account at", "account with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a written or spoken description of something that has happened", "sensetop": "account of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "an **eyewitness account** *(= a description given by somebody who saw what happened)*" }, { "text": "a first-hand/personal/first-person account" }, { "text": "Can you **give** us **an account** of what happened?", "contextForm": "account of something" }, { "text": "The diaries contain a **detailed account** of the writer's experiences on the voyage." }, { "text": "Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events." }, { "text": "She received a glowing account of her son's progress." }, { "text": "the newspaper account of the trial" }, { "text": "She gave the police a full account of the incident." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["brief", "short", "blow-by-blow"], "verb + account": [ "give (somebody)", "offer", "provide (somebody with)" ], "preposition": ["in an/the account"], "phrases": ["by all accounts", "by somebody’s own account"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process", "sensetop": "account (of something)", "examples": [ { "text": "the Biblical account of the creation of the world" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["brief", "short", "blow-by-blow"], "verb + account": [ "give (somebody)", "offer", "provide (somebody with)" ], "preposition": ["in an/the account"], "phrases": ["by all accounts", "by somebody’s own account"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "to do the accounts" }, { "text": "to keep the accounts up to date" }, { "text": "the accounts department" }, { "text": "She works in Accounts *(= the accounts department)*." }, { "text": "Try to keep accurate accounts." }, { "text": "The accounts are all in order." }, { "text": "Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": [ "profit and loss account", "accounts payable", "accounts receivable" ], "verb + account": ["do", "keep", "audit"], "account + verb": ["be in order"], "account + noun": ["account book", "account balance"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month", "labels": "British English alsoNorth American English also(North American English)", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "Put it on my account please." }, { "text": "We have accounts with most of our suppliers." }, { "text": "Log in to your account to see how much you have spent." }, { "text": "Charge this to my account, please." }, { "text": "an account with a large store" } ], "topics": ["Shopping"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["expense", "charge", "credit"], "verb + account": ["have", "create", "open"], "preposition": ["on account", "account at", "account with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a bill for goods or services provided over a period", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "Departing guests should **settle their accounts** at the office." }, { "text": "It is best to settle the account each month." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a regular customer", "labels": "(business)", "examples": [ { "text": "The agency has lost several of its most important accounts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a description of an event that gives you all the details in the order in which they happen", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He insisted on giving us a blow-by-blow account of what had happened." }, { "text": "She gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "according to what other people say", "examples": [ { "text": "I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "according to what you say yourself", "examples": [ { "text": "By his own account he had an unhappy childhood." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something or perform well, especially in a contest", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "The team gave a good account of themselves in the match." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not important", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Emotional matters were of no account to them during the war." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you buy something or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later", "examples": [ { "text": "Call a cab on account." }, { "text": "She bought the furniture she wanted on account." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "because of what you think somebody wants", "examples": [ { "text": "Please don't change your plans on my account." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "because of somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "She retired early on account of ill health." }, { "text": "The marsh is an area of great scientific interest on account of its wild flowers." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not for any reason", "examples": [ { "text": "On no account should the house be left unlocked." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "for yourself", "examples": [ { "text": "In 2012 Smith set up in business on his own account." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "because you want to and you have decided, not somebody else", "examples": [ { "text": "No one sent me. I am here on my own account." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "because of the particular thing that has been mentioned", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to use something in a good or helpful way", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He turned his artistic talents to good account by becoming a sculptor." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’" }, { "text": "An embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible." }, { "text": "Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results." } ], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈkaʊnt/", "audio": "ac/account/account__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈkaʊnt/", "audio": "ac/account/account__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘counting’, ‘to count’): from Old French acont (noun), aconter (verb), based on conter ‘to count’." }