act deed human action human activity | something that people do or cause to happen |
bond trading bond-trading activity | trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) |
subversion subversive activity | the act of subverting, as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government |
activity | any specific behavior, they avoided all recreational activity |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
sexual activity sexual practice sex sex activity | activities associated with sexual intercourse, they had sex in the back seat |
sensory activity | activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result |
education instruction teaching pedagogy didactics educational activity | the activities of educating or instructing, activities that impart knowledge or skill, he received no formal education, our instruction was carefully programmed, good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded |
extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum |
creation creative activity | the human act of creating |
intelligence intelligence activity intelligence operation | the operation of gathering information about an enemy |
social activity | activity considered appropriate on social occasions |
business activity commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise |
government governing governance government activity administration | the act of governing, exercising authority, regulations for the governing of state prisons, he had considerable experience of government |
discourtesy offense offence offensive activity | a lack of politeness, a failure to show regard for others, wounding the feelings or others |
activeness activity | the trait of being active, moving or acting rapidly and energetically, the level of activity declines with age |
account | the quality of taking advantage, she turned her writing skills to good account |
account | importance or value, a person of considerable account, he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance |
model theoretical account framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
pension plan pension account retirement plan retirement savings plan retirement savings account retirement account retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
individual retirement account IRA | a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement, taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred |
written record written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
history account chronicle story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
open account | an unpaid credit order |
short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
explanation account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc., the explanation was very simple, I expected a brief account |
report account | the act of informing by verbal report, he heard reports that they were causing trouble, by all accounts they were a happy couple |
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity MCIA | an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization |
Advanced Research and Development Activity ARDA | an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology |
score account | grounds, don't do it on my account, the paper was rejected on account of its length, he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful |
account executive account representative registered representative customer's broker customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
goldbrick goof-off ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing no-account good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
brokerage account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage, you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $, |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
custodial account | a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor |
margin account | an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit |
account accounting account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |
capital account | (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date |
capital account | (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities |
bank account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals, he moved his bank account to a new bank |
giro account | an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank |
savings account trust savings bank trust trust account trustee account Totten trust | a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime, afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary |
checking account chequing account current account | a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand |
savings account | a bank account that accumulates interest |
time deposit account deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
dormant account | a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period, the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws |
passbook savings account | a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook |
reserve account reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |