the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good 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"
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
keep an account of
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"
a detailed list of all the items in stock
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
lake used to store water for community use
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"
a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"