accountnoun(REPORT)
The two men gave an account of how the charity enabled them to turn their lives around.
He refused to give an account of his actions to officers.
His book gives a good account of what happened.
They questioned whether reporters were giving an accurate account of the administration's dealings with the rebels.
He gave a detailed account of the incident.
Many activists gave accounts of police brutality.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Defining & explaining
account (to someone) for something
accountability
adumbrate
adumbration
annotation
annotator
belabour
demythologize
disabuse
extenuate
indescribably
inexpressibly
justificatory
lay something out
limn
outline
sketch
spell
trace
what is he, are they, etc. like?idiom