noun

account

Translation

account, report, description, record

I need to open a bank account.

She gave a detailed account of the event.

I forgot my email account password.

((a bank/email account)) a record of money or a user profile I opened a new bank account.

((an account of sth.)) a report or description of an event He gave a full account of his trip.

Synonyms: (for report) story, report, description; (for bank account) statement, ledger

From Old French 'aconter' (to count, reckon), from Latin 'computare' (to calculate).

An 'account' is where you 'count' your money or 'recount' a story.