account

blow-by-blow, comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic, vivid

She provided a detailed account of what happened during the accident at the intersection.

glowing, good

By all accounts, the new restaurant in town has been excellent.

newspaper

The detailed newspaper account helped readers understand what happened during the accident.

give (sb), provide (sb with), write (sb)

The witness provided the police with a detailed account of the accident.

in an/the ~

The documentary provides interesting details in its account of how the company started.

by sb's own account

By her own account, she was the first person in her family to graduate from university.

joint, separate

My parents decided to open a joint account to manage their household expenses together.

numbered

My grandmother kept her savings in a numbered account at the bank for privacy.

have, hold

My parents have a joint bank account that they use for all their household expenses.

open

My parents helped me open a bank account when I started my first job.

credit sth to, pay/put sth into

She put her savings into a new account at the bank last week.

debit (sth from), draw sth out (of), pay sth from, take sth out (of), withdraw sth (from)

He withdrew $500 from his bank account to pay for the car repairs.

overdraw

If you keep spending money, you might overdraw your account and pay extra fees.

~ at

My parents decided to open an account at the local credit union last year.

~ with

My parents have had an account with the same bank for over thirty years.

do, keep

Our accountant does the accounts for three small businesses in town.

submit

She submitted her account of the accident to the insurance company yesterday.

be in order

The company's financial accounts were finally in order after the audit was completed.

open

She opened a savings account at the bank to start saving money for her car.

pay off, settle

She decided to pay off her account before the interest charges began to accumulate.

on ~

I couldn't pay for the restaurant meal on account, so I promised to settle the bill later.

~ at/with

My parents opened an account at the local bank last year to save money for vacation.

fully

The teacher fully accounted for every student's absence during the school year.

partly

The high cost of the project was partly accounted for by expensive materials.