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[2] agree, coincide, comport, conform, correspond, fit, go, harmonize—more at CHECK

2accord noun 1 : the act or fact of agreeing or being in harmony : AGREEMENT, HARMONY

2 : willingness to act

Synonyms

[1] agreement, conformity, consonance, harmony, tune—more at CONFORMITY

[1] agreement, concurrence, consensus, unanimity—more at AGREEMENT

[2] agreement, bargain, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, pact, settlement, understanding—more at AGREEMENT

[2] choice, free will, option, self-determination, volition, will—more at FREE WILL

ac·cor·dance noun 1 : the act or fact of agreeing or being in harmony : ACCORD

2 : the act of granting

ac·cord·ing·ly adverb 1 : in accordance

2 : as a result : CONSEQUENTLY, SO

Synonyms

consequently, ergo, hence, so, therefore, thus, wherefore—more at THEREFORE

according to preposition 1 : in conformity with

2 : as stated or attested by

1accordion noun [ORIGIN: G Akkordion, fr. Akkord chord]

: a portable keyboard instrument with a bellows and reeds

— ac·cor·di·on·ist noun

2accordion adjective : folding like the bellows of an accordion <~ pleats>

ac·cost verb [ORIGIN: MF accoster, ultim. fr. L ad- to + costa rib, side]

: to approach and speak to esp. aggressively

1account noun 1 : a statement of business transactions

2 : a formal business arrangement for regular dealings or services

3 : a statement of reasons, causes, or motives

4 : value or importance esp. as attributed by others

5 : a sum of money deposited in a bank and subject to withdrawal by the depositor

6 : a description of facts, conditions, or events

— on account of

: BECAUSE OF

— on no account

: under no circumstances

— on one's own account

: on one's own behalf

Synonyms

[1] bill, check, invoice, statement, tab—more at BILL

[4] merit, valuation, value, worth—more at WORTH

[5] budget, deposit, fund, kitty, nest egg, pool—more at FUND

[6] chronicle, history, narrative, record, report, story; also version

2account verb 1 : to think of as : CONSIDER

2 : to give an explanation — used with for

Synonyms

[1] call, consider, count, esteem, hold, rate, reckon, regard, take—more at CONSIDER

usually account for [2] explain, rationalize—more at EXPLAIN

ac·count·able adjective 1 : subject to giving an account : ANSWERABLE, RESPONSIBLE

2 : EXPLICABLE

— ac·count·abil·i·ty noun

Synonyms

answerable, liable, responsible—more at RESPONSIBLE

ac·coun·tant noun : a person skilled in accounting

— ac·coun·tan·cy noun

account executive noun : a business executive in charge of a client's account

ac·count·ing noun : the art or system of keeping and analyzing financial records

ac·cou·tre or ac·cou·ter verb -cou·tred or -cou·tered; -cou·tring or -cou·ter·ing : to provide with equipment or furnishings : EQUIP, OUTFIT

Synonyms

equip, fit, furnish, outfit, rig, supply—more at FURNISH

ac·cou·tre·ment or ac·cou·ter·ment noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : an accessory item — usu. used in pl.

2 : an identifying characteristic

Synonyms

accessory, adjunct, appendage, attachment—more at ACCESSORY

usually accoutrements apparatus, equipment, gear, matériel, outfit, paraphernalia, tackle—more at EQUIPMENT

ac·cred·it verb 1 : to endorse or approve officially

2 : to explain by indicating a cause : CREDIT

— ac·cred·i·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] authorize, certify, commission, empower, enable, invest, license, qualify—more at AUTHORIZE

[2] ascribe, attribute, credit, impute—more at CREDIT

ac·cre·tion noun 1 : growth or enlargement esp. by addition from without

2 : a product of accretion

Synonyms

addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, supplement—more at INCREASE

ac·cru·al noun : something that accrues or has accrued

ac·crue verb ac·crued; ac·cru·ing 1 : to come by way of increase

2 : to be added by periodic growth

acct abbreviation account; accountant

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