account

Konto, Bankkonto

Vereinbarung mit einer Bank oder Firma, über die man Geld verwahrt oder Dienstleistungen nutzt.

In einfachem Englisch: An arrangement with a bank or company that lets you keep money or use its services.

• I opened a bank account.
• How much money is in your account?
• We closed our account with that company.

So benutzt man es: an account with something (She has an account with the local bank.)

Häufige Wendungen: bank account, open an account, savings account

Geschäftsbücher, Buchführung

Schriftliche Unterlagen über die Einnahmen und Ausgaben einer Person oder eines Unternehmens.

In einfachem Englisch: Written information showing money a person or business receives and spends.

• The accounts show all our expenses.
• An accountant checks the company accounts each year.
• She found a mistake in last month’s accounts.

Synonyme: books, financial records

Häufige Wendungen: company account, annual account, check an account, file an account

Bericht, Schilderung

Mündliche oder schriftliche Schilderung dessen, was geschehen ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A spoken or written description of what happened.

• He gave a clear account of the trip.
• Their accounts of the meeting were very different.
• We read a survivor’s account of the storm.

So benutzt man es: an account of something (She gave an account of the accident.)

Synonyme: description, report, narrative

Häufige Wendungen: give an account, detailed account, eyewitness account

Berücksichtigung

Wird in Wendungen verwendet, die bedeuten, dass man etwas bei einer Entscheidung berücksichtigt.

In einfachem Englisch: Used in expressions about considering something when making a decision.

• Please take the cost into account.
• We took account of everyone’s views.
• Did you take the travel time into account?

So benutzt man es: take something into account (We must take your needs into account.); take account of something (The plan takes account of the weather.)

Synonyme: consideration

Häufige Wendungen: take into account, take account of

Erklärung

Erklärung dafür, warum etwas geschehen ist oder jemand auf eine bestimmte Weise gehandelt hat.

In einfachem Englisch: An explanation of why something happened or why someone acted in a certain way.

• We need an account of why this happened.
• Her theory gives a convincing account of the changes.
• No satisfactory account of his decision has been offered.

So benutzt man es: an account of something (The theory offers an account of how these changes happened.)

Synonyme: explanation

Häufige Wendungen: satisfactory account, convincing account, account of something

ausmachen

Einen bestimmten Teil oder Betrag eines Ganzen ausmachen; meist als „account for“ verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: To form a particular part or amount of a total.

• Rent accounts for half my income.
• Online orders accounted for most sales last year.
• How much of the budget does transport account for?

So benutzt man es: account for an amount/share of something (Food costs account for a quarter of our spending.)

Synonyme: make up, constitute, represent

Häufige Wendungen: account for half, account for something

erklären

Erklären, warum etwas geschieht oder zutrifft; meist als „account for“ verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: To explain why something happens or is true.

• The rain accounts for the empty streets.
• His illness accounted for his absence.
• Can this theory account for the different results?

So benutzt man es: account for something (Heavy traffic accounts for the delay.)

Synonyme: explain

Häufige Wendungen: account for something, account for differences

Rechenschaft ablegen, nachweisen

Darlegen, wie erhaltenes Geld ausgegeben oder verwaltet wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: To show how money received has been spent or managed.

• You must account for the missing money.
• She accounted for every penny she received.
• The officer accounts to the treasurer for all expenses.

So benutzt man es: account for money/funds (You must account for every payment.); account to someone for something (The manager must account to the board for the funds spent.)

Synonyme: justify, give an accounting of

Häufige Wendungen: account for funds, account to someone