suspense account an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
balance a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
relationship a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
brokerage account a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000"
bank account a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank"
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the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
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a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
accounting a system that provides quantitative information about finances
reason the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
justification the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
exposition (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
explication a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
gloss,
rubric an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
definition clarity of outline; "exercise had given his muscles superior definition"
interpretation an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
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the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
summarisation,
summarization the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
indirect discourse a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'")
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a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
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a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
urban legend a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
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grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
account -
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"
