(obsolete, transitive) To present an account of; to answer for, to justify. / (intransitive, now rare) To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.

On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (idiomatic, originally figuratively) for the sake of. / (idiomatic) Because of, due to, owing to.

(colloquial) On account of the fact that: because, since.

plural of accountancy

plural of accounting

plural of accounter

(transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. / (transitive) To be the primary cause of

A person providing an account of events. / A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.

present participle of account

In an accountable manner.