'account for' definitions:
Definition of 'account for'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
verb
Give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"
Synonyms of 'account for'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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 with,
- crack,
- credit with,
- cry sour grapes,
- decipher,
- demonstrate,
- demythologize,
- destigmatize,
- do justice to,
- elucidate,
- enlighten,
- euhemerize,
- exculpate,
- exemplify,
- explain,
- explain away,
- explicate,
- exposit,
- expound,
- fasten upon,
- father upon,
- fix on,
- fix upon,
- give reason for,
- give the meaning,
- hang on,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- impute to,
- justify,
- lay to,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- pin on,
- pinpoint,
- place upon,
- point to,
- popularize,
- purge,
- rationalize,
- refer to,
- rehabilitate,
- reinstate,
- restore,
- saddle on,
- saddle with,
- set down to,
- settle upon,
- shed light upon,
- show,
- show how,
- show the way,
- simplify,
- solve,
- spell out,
- throw light upon,
- unfold,
- unlock,
- unravel,
- vindicate,
- warrant
Words containing 'account for'
- account,
- accountability,
- accountable,
- accountancy,
- accountant,
- accounting,
- no account,
- on account of,
- Account current,
- Book account,
- Cash account,
- Flemish accounts,
- Money of account,
- Stock account,
- Suspense account,
- To call to account,
- To make account,
- To make account of,
- To strike an account,
- To turn to account,
- Writ of account,
- account book,
- account executive,
- account payable,
- account representative,
- account statement,
- accounting data,
- accounting entry,
- accounting firm,
- accounting principle,
- accounting standard,
- accounting system,
- accounts payable,
- accounts receivable,
- allowance account,
- audited account,
- bank account,
- book of account,
- brokerage account,
- capital account,
- charge account,
- chartered accountant,
- checking account,
- chequing account,
- control account,
- cost accountant,
- cost accounting,
- credit account,
- current account,
- custodial account,
- deposit account,
- dormant account,
- expense account,
- giro account,
- inventory accounting,
- margin account,
- method of accounting,
- no-account,
- open account,
- pension account,
- reserve account,
- retirement account,
- savings account,
- short account,
- take account,
- take into account,
- theoretical account,
- trust account,
- trustee account,
- valuation account,
- written account,
- certified public accountant,
- charge account credit,
- government accounting office,
- individual retirement account,
- passbook savings account,
- profit and loss account,
- retirement savings account,
- revolving charge account,
- savings account trust,
- time deposit account,
- travel and entertainment account,
- generally accepted accounting principles,
- united states government accounting office