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Meaning of "call to account" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALL TO ACCOUNT

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WHAT DOES CALL TO ACCOUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of call to account in the English dictionary

The first definition of call to account in the dictionary is to insist on explanation. Other definition of call to account is to rebuke; reprimand. Call to account is also to hold responsible.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALL TO ACCOUNT

call letters
call loan
call mark
call money
call number
call of nature
call off
call option
call out
call rate
call screening
call sign
call signal
call slip
call someone´s bluff
call the shots
call the tune
call to mind
call up
call waiting

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALL TO ACCOUNT

account
amount
at a discount
bank account
business account
checking account
count
current account
current-account
discount
investment account
no-account
on account
pollen count
recount
savings account
time discount
to account
trading account
viscount
volume discount

Synonyms and antonyms of call to account in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «call to account» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALL TO ACCOUNT

Find out the translation of call to account to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of call to account from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «call to account» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追究
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pedir cuentas
570 millions of speakers

English

call to account
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाते में कॉल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ندعو لمحاسبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

привлечь к ответственности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedir contas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাকাউন্টে কল করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demander des comptes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hubungi akaun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

考慮するために呼び出す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설명하기 위해 호출
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nelpon akun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọi vào tài khoản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணக்கில் அழைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खात्यावर कॉल करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hesap çağır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiamare a rendere conto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

do odpowiedzialności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

притягнути до відповідальності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trage la răspundere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλέσει να λογοδοτήσουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bel om rekening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

till svars
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringe til regnskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of call to account

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALL TO ACCOUNT»

The term «call to account» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALL TO ACCOUNT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about call to account

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALL TO ACCOUNT»

Discover the use of call to account in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to call to account and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Call to Account
" These are the central questions posed in A Call to Account, a compilation of interviews conducted between November 2000 and July 2001 for a series of Stornoway Productions television documentaries on Canadian government.
Criss Hajek, 2003
2
Parliamentary Debates
Then, if we are displeased with any contract that is lot, we shall have the Government here to call to account. At present we cannot call the commissioners to account, no matter what is done, and the Minister gets up in his place and says , ...
New South Wales. Parliament, 1891
3
The Outlook
New York City is not imperiled by too great power in Mayor McClellan, whom the people can call to account, but by the power of Tammany, which they cannot easily call to account, and Tammany's henchmen, whom they cannot call to account ...
4
New Outlook
New York City is not imperiled by too great power in Mayor McClellan, whom the people can call to account, but by the power of Tammany, which they cannot easily call to account, and Tammany's henchmen, whom they cannot call to account ...
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, 1908
5
New Outlook
New York City is not imperiled by too great power in Mayor McClellan, whom the people can call to account, but by the power of Tammany, which they cannot easily call to account, and Tammany's henchmen, whom they cannot call to account ...
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Our Paper
"New York city is not imperilled by too great power in Mayor McClellan, whom the people can call to account when they so desire, but by the power of Tammany, which they cannot easily call to account, and Tammany's henchmen, whom they  ...
Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.), 1908
7
Jeff Davis, governor and United States senator: his life and ...
"If you will call to account," said he — "call to account" was his language — "call to account the men who are depreciating our bonds and stocks by comparing our great centers" (the bucket shops, he means, sir) ' ' of brokerage and exchange ...
Jeff Davis, L. S. Dunaway, 1913
8
The Swiss Civil code of December 10, 1907 (effective January ...
Call to Account. 582. To the inventory the court shall join a call to account, by which, in the way of an appropriate public advertisement, creditors and debtors of the decedent, including creditors, by reason of surety contracts, shall be called ...
Switzerland, Charles Wetherill, Eugen Huber, 1915
9
Commentary on the Twelve Prophets
The prophet therefore comforts the people of the Jews at length in their grief, claiming that (7) the God of all will completely and utterly call to account those making war on them, conveying to them the fact that God is jealous and the Lord is ...
Saint Cyril (Patriarch of Alexandria), 2008
10
Ibn Al' Arabi
... that servant to account or not, as He wishes. I particularly hope, and especially concerning knowledge, that He will not call to account, since His command to His Prophet to seek an increase in knowledge applies equally to his Community.
Ibn al-ʻArabī, R. W. J. Austin, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALL TO ACCOUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term call to account is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Enterprise mosque leader says 'sorry'
“Based on this reality, I would like to apologise sincerely to the broader Muslim community for our lack of ability to call to account or control ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
2
Omar Barghouti. Photo: usacbi.org
The rest of the world needs to call to account the Arab and Muslim world for the injustices perpetrated against their Jewish and non-Muslim ... «Algemeiner, Jun 15»
3
BDS ignores Jewish refugees from Arab lands
The rest of the world needs to call to account the Arab and Muslim world for the injustices perpetrated against their Jewish and non-Muslim ... «TLV1 Radio, Jun 15»
4
Jury finds that anti-LGBT conversion therapy is fraud
“We're proud of our clients, who survived these so-called treatments and had the courage to call to account the people who defrauded them ... «LGBT Weekly, Jun 15»
5
Why Jewish Refugees are the correct response to BDS
The rest of the world needs to call to account the Arab and Muslim world for the injustices perpetrated against their Jewish and non-Muslim ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
6
A New Documentary Takes on the Cost of Fast Fashion
I'm just saying the groups involved have created a system that makes it very difficult, to enforce, to call to account, and the people who are left to ... «New York Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Police investigating how cyclist died month after crash in Headington
The OM really needs to call to account their so called reporters because their shoddy cut copy paste excuse for local knowledge causes more ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
8
Why the Duggars serve as a warning against fundamentalist …
That's not to say that following a conservative form of Christianity automatically leads to abuse, but we have to call to account any way of life that ... «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
9
DOC officers placed on leave back on job
San Agustin and Deputy Director Carla Borja said there are new procedures in place, including a more thorough roll call to account for inmates ... «Pacific Daily News, Jun 15»
10
Obama tells Dutch royals US committed to jet inquest
... Monday welcomed Dutch royals King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to the White House, promising to help call to account those who ... «Peninsula On-line, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Call to account [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/call-to-account>. Apr 2024 ».
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