Accounted

Pronunciation: /əˈkaʊntɪd/

Definitions of accounted

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

Example Sentences

A1 I accounted for all the money I spent on my trip.

A2 She accounted for the missing items by checking the inventory.

B1 The company accounted for the decrease in sales by launching a new marketing campaign.

B2 The accountant accounted for every penny in the financial report.

C1 The scientist accounted for the anomalies in the data by conducting further experiments.

C2 The historian meticulously accounted for every detail in his research on ancient civilizations.

Examples of accounted in a Sentence

formal The accountant accounted for all the expenses in the financial report.

informal I made sure to account for all the money I spent on the trip.

slang She really knows how to keep track of her funds, always accounting for every penny.

figurative His dedication accounted for his success in the competition.

Grammatical Forms of accounted

• past tense: accounted
• plural: accounts
• comparative: more accounted
• superlative: most accounted
• present tense: account
• future tense: will account
• perfect tense: have accounted
• continuous tense: is accounting
• singular: account
• positive degree: more accounted
• infinitive: to account
• gerund: accounting
• participle: accounting

Origin and Evolution of accounted

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French/Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'accounted' originated from the Old French word 'acompter' which was derived from the Latin word 'computare'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the sense of calculating or reckoning, 'accounted' evolved to also mean considering something to be important or significant.