the process or work of keeping financial accounts

an investigation into suspected false accounting

standard accounting practice

consider or regard in a specified way

her visit could not be accounted a success

he accounted himself the unluckiest man alive

prepare or present a record an account of money given or received

in order that he may be able to account accurately, the trustee should not mingle the trust property with other property

after 1292 he accounted to the Westminster exchequer