account: 账户

Eg: When the debt is cleared-as it must be by the time the customer retires-and the account goes into credit, it will attract interest at about 5 per cent.

顾客退休时，必须结清欠款，随后账户可转为信用贷款，收取约百分之五的利息。

account: 客户，生意往来关系

Eg: The firm is one of our major accounts.

那家公司是我们的主要客户之一。

【词形变化】

accountancy: 会计工作

Eg: To her, accountancy was a means to find out about business and be paid at the same time.

对她而言，从事会计工作既能了解经商之道同时又能赚钱的一种方法。