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Meaning of "account for"
Hello,
according to my dictionary, "to account for" means "to form the total of something", or "to explain the reason or the cause for something". However, I often find it used as a synonim for "to take into account". For example: "Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities". Is this a correct usage?
Thanks,
Alfredo
according to my dictionary, "to account for" means "to form the total of something", or "to explain the reason or the cause for something". However, I often find it used as a synonim for "to take into account". For example: "Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities". Is this a correct usage?
Thanks,
Alfredo
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Hi Alfredo, according to my dictionary, "to account for" means "to form the total of something", or "to explain the reason or the cause for something". However, I often find it used as a synonim for "to take into account". For example: "Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities".
- Hi Alfredo, according to my dictionary, "to account for" means "to form the total of something", or "to explain the reason or the cause for something".
- However, I often find it used as a synonim for "to take into account".
- For example: "Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities".
- Is this a correct usage?
- It sounds a bit like your second definition, but it's hard to say without more context.
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Hi Alfredo,
according to my dictionary, "to account for" means "to form the total of something", or "to explain the reason or the cause for something". However, I often find it used as a synonim for "to take into account". For example: "Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities". Is this a correct usage?
It sounds a bi
according to my dictionary, "to account for" means "to form the total of something", or "to explain the reason or the cause for something". However, I often find it used as a synonim for "to take into account". For example: "Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities". Is this a correct usage?
It sounds a bi
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