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verb

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1. To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.

   Example: I don't have to account for anything to you.

2. To be the primary cause of

   Example: The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land.

3. To constitute in amount or portion.

   Example: German speakers accounted for 37% of the population.

4. To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.