noun

account

/ə.ˈkaʊnt/ acco·unt 2 syllables

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and a…

Word facts

Part of speech noun
Syllables 2
Letters 7
Starts with A

Definition of Account

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.

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.

Example sentences

  1. 1

    to keep one's account at the bank.

  2. 2

    No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.

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How many syllables does account have?

Account has 2 syllables: acco·unt. The word is broken into 2 spoken beats.

What part of speech is account?

Account is used as a noun. As a noun, it names a thing, idea, or concept.

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Words with similar meanings to account include accounting, explanation, defense, excuse. The best synonym depends on the exact context you are writing or reading in.

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Example: "to keep one's account at the bank."

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Account starts with the letter A. You can browse all words beginning with A on the Word Explorer A page, or use the Prefix Finder tool to search for words that begin with specific starting letters.

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Account has 7 letters. It contains 2 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.