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accouchement
  • n  the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
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accoucheuse
  • n  a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
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accounting system
  • n  a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
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account
  • n  a record or narrative description of past events
    he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
  • n  a short account of the news
    the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
  • n  a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
    he asked to see the executive who handled his account
  • n  a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
    I expected a brief account
  • n  grounds
    don't do it on my account
    the paper was rejected on account of its length
  • n  importance or value
    a person of considerable account
    he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
  • n  a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
    they send me an accounting every month
  • n  the act of informing by verbal report
    by all accounts they were a happy couple
  • n  an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
    send me an account of what I owe
  • n  the quality of taking advantage
    she turned her writing skills to good account
  • v  be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
    Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam
  • v  keep an account of
  • v  to give an account or representation of in words
  • v  furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
    I can't account for the missing money
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account book
  • n  a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
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account executive
  • n  someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business
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