noun
account
Importance given to someone or something.
The committee takes no account of the outdated figures.
Etymology
Old French acont meant a reckoning. The idea of calculating a value extends to estimating importance, so something of great account counts for much in a person’s judgment.
More examples
- His opinion was held of little account in that department.
- She treated their objections as being of no account.
- We should take account of the additional travel time.
Forms
account