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How to spell account

Account is spelled A-C-C-O-U-N-T. Ac + count: the A takes a second C before the word count.

What it means: An arrangement with a bank to keep your money safe.

In a sentence: Mom opened a new bank account for me today. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double c, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: accounts, accounting, accountant, accountable. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Account” comes from Old French and Latin roots meaning “to count” or “to reckon.” It originally referred to a detailed report of numbers, which is why it still relates to bills, invoices, and bookkeeping today.

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