Definition of account for Account for
ac•count for
We found 8 definitions of account for from 2 different sources.
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What does account for mean?
WordNet
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| account for - give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?" | ||
| explicate, explain elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" | ||
| account for - be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- account for (Verb)
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. - account for (Verb)
To be the primary cause of. - account for (Verb)
To constitute in amount or portion. - account for (Verb)
To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things. - account for (Verb)
To be answerable for. - account for (Verb)
To destroy or put out of action.
