account-for

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Account-for' often means you're providing an explanation or justification for something. Imagine you're a detective explaining how a robbery happened, that's 'accounting for' the crime.

Examples in Different Contexts

In creative work, 'account for' refers to justifying artistic choices. An Art Director might explain, 'We need to account for our color choices in the design to align with the brand's identity.'

Practice Scenarios

Business

Scenario:

We're going to need a thorough review of all the transactions before we close this financial year.

Response:

I agree, we need to account for all revenue streams and expenses before year-end closing.

Tech

Scenario:

The recurring crashes need to be addressed urgently. Let's debug and see what's causing the malfunction.

Response:

We accounted for the recurrent crashes. It was due to faulty memory allocation in the code.