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 |
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 |
valuation reserve valuation account allowance allowance account | a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |
open-end credit revolving credit charge account credit | a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time |
credit account charge account open account | credit extended by a business to a customer |
revolving charge account | a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance |
check bank check cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money, he paid all his bills by check |
bad check bad cheque | a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds, issuing a bad check is a form of larceny |
giro giro cheque | a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed, it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office |
certified check certified cheque | a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment |
personal check personal cheque | a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account |
cashier's check treasurer's check cashier's cheque treasurer's cheque | a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person), cashier's checks are as good as cash |
blank check blank cheque | a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank |
ledger leger account book book of account book | a record in which commercial accounts are recorded, they got a subpoena to examine our books |
control account | an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger |
profit and loss profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
suspense account | an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification |
current account | that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments |
audited account audit | an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA |
expense account travel and entertainment account | an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses |