account for
verb + preposition | /account for/
To make up a certain percentage or share of a total.
account for
verb + preposition | /account for/
CollocationsINTERMEDIATETo make up a certain percentage or share of a total.
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"Rent accounts for 35 percent of the average household budget."
"Women accounted for nearly half of all graduates."
Mnemonic Trick
Account = count: it counts for that share.
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