account for
/əˈkaʊnt foɹ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.20 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I don't have to account for anything to you."
- "The storekeeper was expected to account for any material removed."
- "[…] But there are still four cartridges in the revolver. Two have been fired and two wounds inflicted, so that each bullet can be accounted for."
- "Under the previous administration, the meetings between DfT officials and train operating companies who were performing badly had been scrapped. These have now been restored, with both Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express being called in to account for themselves."
- "The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land."
- "German speakers accounted for 37% of the population."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈkaʊnt foɹ/