accounted for

Meanings

• adjective

  Having been dealt with completely; having received or given a full and satisfactory explanation or account; having been found or located.

  - "The missing children have all been accounted for."
  - "The company's financial reports have been accounted for."
  - "The police have accounted for all the stolen items."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with accounted for
found , bound , hound , abound

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Homophones

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1. Account (English) : A financial record of income and expenditures.
   

2. Accounted (English) : Past tense and past participle of 'account'.
   

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Variants

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all present and accounted for

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Forms

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accounted for (past tense and past participle): The children have been accounted for., accountable (adjective): We are accountable for our actions., account (noun): The company's annual account., account (verb): I will account for my actions., accountant (noun): A professional who prepares and examines financial statements.

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Etymology

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From Old French 'compter' meaning 'to count'. The past participle 'accounted' was used to mean 'settled' or 'paid'. Later, it came to mean 'explained' or 'given an account of'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'accounted for' has been used in various forms of media, including the title of a 1992 mystery novel by Mary Higgins Clark.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the character Dumbledore often asks Hermione to 'account for her time' when she is late.

3. The phrase 'to account for' can also be used figuratively to mean 'to explain or justify'. For example, 'I can't account for her behavior.'

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Related Concepts

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1. Explanation: A statement that makes something clear or easier to understand.

2. Reconciliation: The process of making two sets of accounts agree.

3. Audit: An examination and verification of an organization's or individual's financial accounts, records, and statements.

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Culture

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In literature, 'accounted for' is often used in the context of mystery novels or thrillers, where the goal is to explain the disappearance or appearance of a character or object. In art, it can be used to describe a complete or detailed representation of a subject or scene.

How to Memorize "accounted for"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people or objects, then imagine each one being 'accounted for' by being marked off a list or being located.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'accounted' with the idea of 'settling' or 'explaining'. Remember that something is 'accounted for' when it has been dealt with completely.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'M' is for Meaning (having been dealt with completely), 'E' is for Explained, and 'A' is for Accounted for.

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