About The Word Account for

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Account for

Account for Meaning & Definition
Account for Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Account for?

[v] give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"
[v] be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Account for:

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See Also | be | explain | explicate

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