take+an+account+of

  • 91account — /ə kaυnt/ noun 1. a record of financial transactions over a period of time, such as money paid, received, borrowed or owed ● Please send me your account or a detailed or an itemised account. 2. (in a shop) an arrangement which a customer has to… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 92take — I n. (colloq.) reaction 1) a double take ( delayed reaction ) (to do a double take) illegal payments 2) on the take (they were all on the take) ( they were all accepting bribes ) II v. 1) to take (a matter) lightly; seriously 2) (A) ( to carry )… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 93account — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 description ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ blow by blow (informal), comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 94take sth out — UK US take sth out Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► FINANCE, BANKING, MARKETING to arrange and pay for insurance, a loan, an advertisement, etc.: take out a loan/mortgage »He took out a $44,000 startup loan. »They… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 95account — I. noun Etymology: Middle English acounte, accompte, from Anglo French acunte, from acunter Date: 14th century 1. archaic reckoning, computation 2. a. a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 96account — noun 1》 a description of an event or experience. 2》 a record of financial expenditure and receipts.     ↘chiefly Brit. a bill for goods or services. 3》 a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 97account — ac•count [[t]əˈkaʊnt[/t]] n. v. count•ed, count•ing 1) an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative 2) an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior 3) a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 98account for — verb 1. be the reason or explanation for (Freq. 24) The recession accounts for the slow retail business • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something 2. give reasons for (Freq. 6) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 99take to task — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trou …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 100take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English