account
gb/əkˈaʊnt/ us/əkˈaʊnt/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1600
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
entity
1
bank record of money
An arrangement with a bank to keep your money and record what you spend or receive.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
an account at [a bank]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'account' (money in a bank) with 'account' meaning 'explanation'. Context helps avoid confusion.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
bank record (A more literal term for the record itself, not the arrangement.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
cash (Money in physical form, not stored in a bank account.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
open an account
|bank account
|close an account
|online account
|joint account
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I opened a new savings account last week.
- She checked her account balance online.
- The company transferred the payment into my account.
- We share a joint account for household expenses.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I have a bank account.
- My account is at City Bank.
- I put money in my account.
- She looks at her account online.
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
entity
2
online profile or login
Your personal page and login details for a website or app.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
create an account on [a website]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Some learners may confuse 'account' for 'device'—remember it is the registration, not the physical object.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
user profile (Emphasizes the personal information part of the account.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
guest access (Using a service without creating an account.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
create an account
|log into your account
|delete an account
|user account
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
technology
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- You need to create an account before you can shop online.
- I forgot the password for my email account.
- Her social media accounts are private.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I make an account for the game.
- I log in to my account.
- This is my email account.
ਨਾਂਵ
B1
entity
3
report or story of events
A story or report about what happened.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
give an account of [something]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'account' here with 'opinion'; it is specifically about describing events, not just feelings.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
report (A formal or informal telling of events.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
silence (The absence of any description or explanation.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
give an account
|first-hand account
|eyewitness account
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|media
|education
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She gave the police a detailed account of the robbery.
- The book offers an account of life in rural China.
- According to his account, he was at home all evening.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He gives an account of the accident.
- I read an account of the war.
- She told me her account of the day.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
entity
4
consideration given to something
Thinking about something when making a choice or judgment.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
take [something] into account
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes think 'account' here means 'money'—but it means 'consideration'. Context is key.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
consideration (General term for taking something into thought.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
disregard (Not paying attention to something important.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
take into account
|on no account
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
thinking
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- We must take environmental concerns into account when planning the project.
- On no account should you open this door without permission.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- We take his age into account.
- She takes the weather into account before leaving.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
action
5
explain or justify events/actions
To explain why something happened or why you did something.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
account for [something]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
'Account' as a verb is almost always used with 'for'. Learners may forget this preposition.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
explain (More general; 'account for' often implies giving full reasons or justification.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
conceal (To hide information instead of explaining it.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
account for losses
|account for time
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- How do you account for the sudden drop in sales?
- He couldn't account for his absence from work yesterday.
- Every cent must be accounted for in this report.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I cannot account for the mistake.
- She accounts for her trip to the boss.
- We must account for all the money.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
account
IPA
GB/əkˈaʊnt/
US/əkˈaʊnt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
ac - count (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (count)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: account
- Plural: account, accounts
Verb
- Base: account
- 3rd Person Singular: accounts
- Present Participle: accounting
- Past: accounted
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
accounts
noun
accounting
verb
accounted
verb
Core family
accountant
noun B1
Related words
accountable
adjective B2
accountability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unaccountable
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
accountancy
noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
by all accounts
1/bˈaɪ ˈɔl əkˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
according to what people say/reports show
As everyone says; from what is reported.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- By all accounts, she is an excellent teacher.
- The trip was, by all accounts, a great success.
call to account
1/kˈɔl tə əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
demand explanation for actions taken
To ask someone to explain why they did something, usually if it was wrong.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The manager was called to account for the company's poor performance.
- Parents should call their children to account when they misbehave.
of no account
1/əv nˈoʊ əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
having no importance or value at all
Not important at all.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- His opinion is of no account here.
- These old rules are now of no account.
on account of
1/ˈɔn əkˈaʊnt əv/
fixed phrase
because of something specific
Because of something.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The game was canceled on account of rain.
- She stayed home on account of feeling sick.
take into account
1/tˈeɪk ˈɪntu əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
consider as a factor in decision-making
To think about something when deciding what to do.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- You should take his experience into account before hiring him.
- The judge will take your age into account when deciding the sentence.