English / phrasal verb
account for
C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
To provide an explanation or reason for a result, or to represent a specific portion; to explain the cause of something, or to constitute a particular portion of a whole
In context
01
The team lead asked him to account for the unexpected dip in customer satisfaction ratings.
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Client retention metrics account for over forty percent of our annual evaluation score.
Synonyms
explain,justify,clarify
Antonyms
obscure,confuse,misrepresent
Collocations
account for delays,account for differences,account for progress