account for
• give a satisfactory record of something, typically money, that one is responsible for.
• "I had to account for every penny I spent"
• succeed in killing, destroying, or defeating.
• "a mishit drive accounted for Jones, who had scored 32"
Similar:
dispose of,
finish off,
make an end of,
deal with,
put paid to,
take care of,
clear up,
mop up,
eliminate,
kill,
destroy,
dispatch,
put out of action,
incapacitate,
• supply or make up a specified amount or proportion.
• "social security accounts for about a third of total public spending"
Similar:
constitute,
make up,
comprise,
form,
compose,
be responsible for,
represent,
supply,
provide,
give,
on account of
• because of.
• "they had closed early on account of the snow"
Similar:
because of,
owing to,
due to,
as a consequence of,
thanks to,
through,
by reason of,
by/in virtue of,
on grounds of,
in view of,
after,
following,
in the wake of,
at a time of,
