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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
account
/ə.ˈkaʊnt/
noun1 of 2
arrangement with a bank to keep your money for you
- “The cost of war can never be truly accounted for.”Tatoeba
- “You need to have an account to send a message.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To provide explanation.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)