Noun

1. A record or narrative description of past events
2. A short account of the news
3. A formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
4. A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
5. Grounds
6. Importance or value
7. A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
8. The act of informing by verbal report
9. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
10. The quality of taking advantage

Verb

1. Be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
2. Keep an account of
3. To give an account or representation of in words
4. Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation