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accounts for

Meanings
  • verb

    represents, explains, or justifies an amount or total

    - "The expenses accounts for 70% of the budget."
    - "My savings account for a significant portion of my net worth."
  • verb

    is responsible for, manages, or maintains

    - "The CEO accounts for the company's success."
    - "My brother accounts for the family's happiness."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with accounts for
owes , mows , bows
Variants
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Etymology
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The term 'account' comes from the Old French word 'compte', which means 'count'. The verb 'accounts for' comes from the noun 'account', which refers to a record of financial transactions.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the first known use of accounting dates back to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC?

  2. Accounting is considered the language of business and is essential for making informed decisions.

Related Concepts
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  1. financial accounting: The process of recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions to provide financial information.

  2. management accounting: The process of using accounting information to make informed business decisions.

Culture
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In literature, 'accounts for' has been used in various contexts, such as explaining events or actions, justifying one's behavior, and providing reasons for occurrences.

How to Memorize "accounts for"

  1. mnemonics

    - Think of 'accounts for' as 'accounting for' - remembering the root word 'accounting' can help you remember the meaning.

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