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When I look at my purchase history for the account, I only see back to 8 / 2 and my previous charges and history (free stuff) does not exist before that, even though my account was there and being used and charged.

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  1. noun A narrative or record of events.
  2. noun A reason given for a particular action or event: What is the account for this loss?
  3. noun A report relating to one's conduct: gave a satisfactory account of herself.
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  • I take for granted you have the "Notice des Manuscrits" at Stowe; and as the account is a very detailed one, it will be very desirable to compare your MS. with it. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Memoirs of the Court of George IV., Vol. I, by The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
  • When I look at my purchase history for the account, I only see back to 8 / 2 and my previous charges and history (free stuff) does not exist before that, even though my account was there and being used and charged. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • Once you have entered the captcha the account is automatically created. —  Digital Point Forums
  • This account is a reflection on earlier studies, as well as an outline of our current work. bilobalide derivatives ginkgolides of reviews CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Once your account is active and you have logged in, you will be able to reply to posts and start new topics. and Your Budget —  Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
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account:   accounts ·  accounted ·  accounting
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French acont, from aconter, to reckon : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + cunter, to count (from Latin computāre, to sum up; see compute).

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  1. from Middle English acounten, acunten, from Old French acunter, aconter = Provencal Old Spanish OPg. acontar = Italian accontare (later Old French also acompter, modern F. accompter, late Middle English acompten, modern English accompt, q. v., after L.), from Middle Latin *accomputare, from Latin ad, to, + computare, count, compute: see count and compute.
  2. from Middle English acount, acunt, acont, from Old French acunt, acont (from a- + cont, from Latin computum, a calculation), acunte, aconte (later Old French and Middle English acompt, acompte: see accompt), from Old French acunter, aconter: see account, v.
  3. Reduced from accounted.
 

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