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account

/əˈkaʊnt/uh-KOWNT
/əˈkaʊnt/uh-KOWNT

Meaningto count up

Common meaning: to reckon

Other meanings: a record of money

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchacontersource
  2. Middle Englishaccountensource
  3. Englishaccount‘to reckon’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French aconter ‘to count up’.

Roots

  • aconter Old French “to count up”

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