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account
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n 1: a record or narrative description of past events; "a
history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the
plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to
lead" [syn: history, account, chronicle, story]
2: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the
story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech
that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
[syn: report, news report, story, account, write
up]
3: a formal contractual relationship established to provide for
regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked
to see the executive who handled his account" [syn:
account, business relationship]
4: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing
the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
"the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief
account" [syn: explanation, account]
5: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected
on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but
his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: score,
account]
6: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he
predicted that although it is of small account now it will
rapidly increase in importance"
7: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
"they send me an accounting every month" [syn: account,
accounting, account statement]
8: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that
they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a
happy couple" [syn: report, account]
9: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or
services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an
account of what I owe" [syn: bill, account, invoice]
10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing
skills to good account"
v 1: be the sole or primary factor in the existence,
acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing
grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
2: keep an account of [syn: account, calculate]
3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet
Italian police described it in a manner typically
continental" [syn: report, describe, account]
4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't
account for the missing money" [syn: account, answer for]
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amount
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n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount
he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: sum, sum of
money, amount, amount of money]
2: the relative magnitude of something with reference to a
criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
3: how much there is or how many there are of something that you
can quantify [syn: measure, quantity, amount]
4: a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
[syn: sum, amount, total]
v 1: be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a
rebellion"
2: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000";
"The bill came to $2,000" [syn: total, number, add up,
come, amount]
3: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
"nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: come, add up,
amount]
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catamount
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n 1: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for
their fur [syn: lynx, catamount]
2: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar,
puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther,
Felis concolor]
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count
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n 1: the total number counted; "a blood count"
2: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order;
"the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count,
counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning,
tally]
3: a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a
British earl
v 1: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books
on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: count,
number, enumerate, numerate]
2: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter
much" [syn: count, matter, weigh]
3: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider
her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was
lenient" [syn: consider, count, weigh]
4: name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler
could count to 100"
5: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize
winners among its members" [syn: count, number]
6: include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the
opposition"
7: have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer
counts as three points"
8: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you
any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet
on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
9: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents";
"Count on the monsoon" [syn: reckon, count]
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discount
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n 1: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn:
discount, price reduction, deduction]
2: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
[syn: discount rate, discount, bank discount]
3: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid [syn: rebate,
discount]
4: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: deduction,
discount]
v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside,
brush off, discount, push aside, ignore]
2: give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-
they sell like hot cakes"
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dismount
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n 1: the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)
v 1: alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light,
get off, get down]
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fount
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n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family
[syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case]
2: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn:
fountain, fount]
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headcount
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n 1: number of people in a particular group [syn: head count,
headcount]
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miscount
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n 1: an inaccurate count
v 1: count wrongly
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mount
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n 1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: saddle
horse, riding horse, mount]
2: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to
the top" [syn: climb, mount]
3: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher
than a hill [syn: mountain, mount]
4: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or
other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in
a plain gold mount" [syn: mount, setting]
5: something forming a back that is added for strengthening
[syn: backing, mount]
v 1: attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a
floating"
2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
3: fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for
macroscopic analysis"
4: put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography"
5: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on,
mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on,
bestride] [ant: get off, hop out]
6: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever
climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: climb, climb
up, mount, go up]
7: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution
or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an
attack"; "mount a play" [syn: mount, put on]
8: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride,
mount]
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paramount
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adj 1: having superior power and influence; "the predominant
mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding,
paramount, predominant, predominate,
preponderant, preponderating]
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recount
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n 1: an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the
votes in a close election
v 1: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what
happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn:
tell, narrate, recount, recite]
2: count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an
accusation of fraud was made"
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remount
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n 1: a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed
or injured in battle
v 1: mount again; "he remounted his horse"
2: mount again, as after disassembling something
3: provide with fresh horses; "remount a regiment"
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surmount
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v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue,
surmount, master]
2: be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
3: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn:
scale, surmount]
4: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all
other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This
car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass,
outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo,
surmount, outperform]
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tantamount
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adj 1: being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as
gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his
statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" [syn:
equivalent, tantamount(p)]
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viscount
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n 1: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
2: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
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demount
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blount
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yount
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compt
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accompt
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playcount
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