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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. transitive
  • To be the primary cause of transitive
  • To constitute in amount or portion. transitive
  • To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things. transitive
  • To be answerable for. transitive
  • To destroy or put out of action. transitive