Account

a record or narrative description of past events

a short account of the news

a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

grounds

importance or value

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

the act of informing by verbal report

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

the quality of taking advantage

be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

keep an account of

to give an account or representation of in words

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation