account for Formal
Meaning: If you account for something, you explain how it came to be the way it is.
Synonym: explainFor example:
- account for sth We accounted for last year's higher production costs by showing how the price of labour and raw materials had increased.
- account for sth How can we account for the remarkable success of our latest product?
account for: costs, expenses, delays, behaviour, failure, success
Quick Quiz:
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