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account for

verb

  1. to give reasons for (an event, act, etc)
  2. to make or provide a reckoning of (expenditure, payments, etc)
  3. to be responsible for destroying, killing, or putting (people, aircraft, etc) out of action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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