Meaning of ACCOUNT FOR

Pronunciation:			u'kawnt for
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?" [v]  be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
	See Also:		be, explain, explicate
Thesaurus Terms
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