account for account executive • accounting · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · account for · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) be the reason or explanation for. Synonyms: account for. Example: "The recession accounts for the slow retail business." · · Verb Definition 1 (verb) give reasons for. Synonyms: account for. Example: "Can you account for all these absences?." · · Verb Definition 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 f latin small letter f U+0066 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075