Accounts
To dream that accounts are presented to you for payment, forewarns that you will be in a dangerous position or possibly be entangled in a lawsuit. You should also be careful in who you lend your money to.
To dream that you hold accounts against others, signifies of a rocky road in the management of your business.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: history, account, chronicle, story]
- 2: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: report, news report, story, account, write up]
- 3: 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" [syn: account, business relationship]
- 4: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" [syn: explanation, account]
- 5: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: score, account]
- 6: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
- 7: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: account, accounting, account statement]
- 8: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: report, account]
- 9: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" [syn: bill, account, invoice]
- 10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
- v. 1: 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"
- 2: keep an account of [syn: account, calculate]
- 3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: report, describe, account]
- 4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" [syn: account, answer for]