account Copy link Outline I. Of moneyII. A statement of facts or eventsIII. Reason, consideration, cause1. ŏb (with acc.)2. propter (with acc.)3. dē (with abl.)4. ex or e (with abl.)5. pĕr (with acc.)6. prō (with abl.)7. nōmĭnĕ (abl. of nomen8. grātiā, causā (abl.9. vĭcem (defect. acc.10. ergo (with gen., and put after its subst.IV. Importance, worth, estimationV. Profit, advantage • account: I. Of money: rătĭo: the a. of debits and credits between us balances exactly, bene ratio accepti atque expensi inter nos convenit, Pl.; r. constat, Cic.: Tac.: of all this money a joint a. is kept, hujus omnis pecuniae conjunctim r. habetur, Caes.: to make up an a., r. conficere, Cic.: to render an a., r. reddere, Pl.: r. reddere or referre, Cic.: to give in false a.s, falsas r. inferre, Cic.: the a. comes right to a farthing, r. ad nummum convenit, Cic. Fig.: if any more serious event should occur, from thee they will demand an a., si gravius quid acciderit, abs te r. reposcent, Caes. Phr.: to call any one to a., aliquem ad calculos vocare, Liv. II. A statement of facts or events: mĕmŏrĭa: two a.s of the death of Mago have been given, de Magonis interitu duplex memoria prodita est, Nep.: he composed an a. of his life, vitae m. composuit, Suet.: v. narrative, narration. III. Reason, consideration, cause: only in phr., on account of: 1. ŏb (with acc.): nor can we be either better or happier on a. of that knowledge, nec meliores ob eam scientiam nec beatiores esse possumus, Cic.: on that a. he had fled from the state, ob eam rem ex civitate profugerat, Caes.: on that a., ob id, Liv.: on this a., ob hoc, Liv.: on what a., quam ob rem, Cic. 2. propter (with acc.): the corn crops were not ripe in the fields on a. of the cold, propter frigora frumenta in agris matura non erant, Caes.: on that a., proptĕrĕā: because it is my birthday, on that a. I wish you to be invited to dinner, quia mihi natalis est dies, propterea te vocari ad coenam volo, Pl.: Caes.: Cic. 3. dē (with abl.): less frequent than the foregoing: to weep on a. of the death of a son, de morte filii flere, Cic.: to believe a thing more readily on a. of one's hatred, de odio facilius aliquid credere, Tac.: Curt. 4. ex or e (with abl.): distinguished on a. of learning, ex doctrina nobilis, Cic.: to sleep more soundly on a. of weariness, ex lassitudine arctius dormire, Cic. 5. pĕr (with acc.): on a. of a storm it was not possible to set sail, per tempestatem solvere non licebat, Cic.: v. through, by means of. 6. prō (with abl.): v. on behalf of. 7. nōmĭnĕ (abl. of nomen: with gen.): i. e. on the score of: condemned on a. of a conspiracy, n. conjurationis damnatus, Cic.: he hates the Romans on his own a. also, suo etiam n. Romanos odit, Caes. 8. grātiā, causā (abl.: with gen. or possess. pron.): v. for the sake of, because of. 9. vĭcem (defect. acc.: with gen. or possess. pron.): lit. in place of: I often grieve on your a., tuam v. saepe doleo, Cic.: now anxious on his own a., suam jam v. anxius, Liv. 10. ergo (with gen., and put after its subst.: archaic): to be presented with a military gift on a. of valour, dono militari virtutis e. donari, S. C. ap. Liv.: on a. of that law, ejus legis e., Cic.: on a. of him, illius e., Virg. Phr.: on that a., proptĕreā, idcirco, ĭdeo. v. therefore, FOR THAT REASON: to have fears on any one's ac., alicui metuere, timere (v. to fear): justice has charms for the wise man on her own a., sapientem sponte sua justitia delectat, Cic.: may sometimes be expr. by a part., as, to do a thing on a. of anger, *ira commotus, iratus, aliquid facere. IV. Importance, worth, estimation: q. v. V. Profit, advantage: q. v.