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.
account (v.) Copy link Outline 1. dūco, duxi, ductum, 32. nŭmĕro, 1 (i. e. to reckon amongst a certain number)3. hăbĕo • account (v.): i. e. consider, esteem: 1. dūco, duxi, ductum, 3: he a.'d that of small importance, parvi id ducebat, Cic.: they a. nothing right but what has been agreeable to themselves, nil rectum nisi quod placuit sibi ducunt, Hor. 2. nŭmĕro, 1 (i. e. to reckon amongst a certain number): he a.'d Sulpicius his accuser, not his competitor, Sulpicium accusatorem suum numerabat, non competitorem, Cic.: Thucydides was never a.'d an orator, Thucydides nunquam est numeratus orator, Cic. 3. hăbĕo: v. regard.
ACCOUNT Copy link • ACCOUNT 1. ratio (account, generally; and also = reckoning: often rationes when the account is a complex one): nomen (the account of an individual who is in a man’s books). A little account, ratiuncula. An account of receipts and expenditure, ratio accepti et expensi. To have a settlement of accounts with anybody, putare rationem cum aliquo; calculum ponere cum aliquo; alicui rationem reddere (of the debtor); aliquem vocare ad calculos (of the creditor). To examine an account, rationem cognoacere; rationes inspicere. To go through a man’s account, rationes alicujus excutere, dispungere. To state and balance an account, rationes conficere et consolidare. To cast up an account, rationes or calculos subducere; rationem inire et subducere. The account agrees, or is right, ratio constat, convenit, apparet. His account of receipts and disbursements comes right, ratio accepti et expensi par est. The account comes right to a farthing, ratio ad nummum convenit. To have an account with anybody (e.g., as a partner, creditor, etc.), ratione cum aliquo conjunctum esse. He has a heavy account against me, grandem pecuniam alicui debeo. I have a heavy account against him, magna ratio mihi cum eo contracta est. To settle an account, rationem expedire, solvere, exsolvere. To demand the settlement of an account, nomen exigere. To draw up or make out an account, rationem conficere. To bring to account, imputare (dative of person against whom); alicui expensum ferre (to set a sum down in one’s accounts as paid to anybody); rationibus inferre; in rationem inducere; or inferre, inducere only; in codicem accepti et expensi referre; to set it down in one’s accounts as given to anybody, in rationibus alicui datum inducere aliquid. Set it down to my account; i. e., against me, mihi expensum feras. To adjust or settle one’s family accounts, rationes familiares componere. To return or give in one’s accounts, rationes referre or ad aerarium referre (of a magistrate who has received public money). On my own account, meo nomine (PROP., then IMPROP., at my own risk). Reckoning, explanation: to call a man to account, rationem ab aliquo reposcere. To give an account, rationem reddere. The day of account, *dies rationis reddendae. Advantage, quaestus, lucrum: to find his account in anything, quaestum facere in aliqua re; satis lucri facere ex aliqua re. Regard, respect to, ratio: to take account of; i. e., consider, regard, alicujus rei rationem ducere or habere. To take no account of, negligere aliquem or aliquid, nihil curare aliquid. To make no account but that, non or nihil dubitare quin, etc. Narration, narratio; relatio (e.g., in chronicles, etc., post-Augustan), rei gestae expositio. To give an account, narrare alicui aliquid or de aliqua re: exponere, explicare (to give a full account): enarrare (to give a full and orderly account). Also pluribus verbis exponere; rem ordine enarrare; cuncta, ut sunt acta, exponere; enarrare alicui rem, quo pacto se habeat. There are two accounts of that, de aliqua re duplex memoria est, or (for reports of recent events) duplex fama est. There are different accounts (in books, etc.), variatur memoria actae rei. Estimation, value: to be of small or of no account, nullius ponderis esse; ponderis nihil habere (of things): tenui or nulla auctoritate esse; in nullo esse numero (of persons). To be of account, aliquo loco et numero esse apud aliquem; multum auctoritate valere or posse apud aliquem. On account, in antecessum (i. e., in advance, with dare, solvere, accipere. Sen., post-Augustan). ON ACCOUNT OF, ob (for; for the sake of; referring to an object to be attained or benefited; e.g., to “an advantage to be attained,” “the commonwealth to be benefited,” merit to be rewarded, etc.): propter (denotes a proximate cause or motive: it PROP. denotes vicinity): per (denotes dependence on something): de (with respect to): causa (from the cause; for the sake of: denotes a thing or person viewed as the cause of an action): gratia (with genitive, out of favor; for the sake of): ergo (with genitive in consideration of a fact stated): pro (for; in proportion to, or agreement with; in return for): prae (denotes the preventive cause: hence only in negative sentences): for some advantage, ob aliquid emolumentum: to take money for judging a cause, ob rem judicandam: she could not do it on account of her age, per aetatem: on account of the season of the year, propter anni tempus; propter hanc causam, quod; ob eam causam, quia; certis de causis; omnium salutis causa; aetatis atque honoris gratiea. To be heard with difficulty on account of (= for) the noise, prae strepitu vix audiri. To be praised on account of something, alicujus rei nomine laudari; ab aliqua re laudari, commendari. To march negligently on account of (= in consequence of) his success, negligentius ab re bene gesta ire (Liv.). 2. v. esteem, ponere with in and the ablative: to account anything a vice, ponere aliquid in vitiis: ducere (with dative of what one esteems it; ducere sibi aliquid laudi): numerare aliquid in alicujus rei loco (e.g., to account a thing a kindness, in benelicii loco). To account anything a gain, deputare aliquid esse in lucro (Ter., Phormio, 2, 1, 16).