account

Definition

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

Etymology

From Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aconter (“to reckon”), from Latin computō (“to sum up”).

Example Sentences

• "The firm failed to file its accounts on time."
• "The money was refunded to her account."
• "The Pueblo bank has advised that the operator opened an account at that bank with currency, and a few days later withdrew the amount."