Synonyms for account for
ac·count for

Princeton's WordNet

1. account forverb

   be the reason or explanation for

   "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

2. account forverb

   give reasons for

   "Can you account for all these absences?"

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1. Ofer Elyakim:

   We expect these new product initiatives to further expand and account for a higher portion of our future revenue mix, with the continued adoption of our latest technologies, a strong design pipeline across VoIP, mobile and home products, and expanding opportunities in these target markets, we are confident in our ability to sustain revenue growth this year and beyond.

2. New Financial:

   Markets in the Asia Pacific account for four of the top 10 financial centres and eight of the top 20 in the world, and have grown most rapidly since 2016.

3. Ken Fenyo:

   It's certainly a big wildcard as we head into the fall and the holiday season that we can't really account for, if things did get bad and we saw the variant really begin to impact sales, we would expect to see an uptick in closures.

4. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

   I think he's wrong about this. And if he was interested in a more comprehensive approach he might want to read Immigration Wars, Immigration Wars, which I published four years ago, i welcome Mr. Trump into the debate. I think that's great. He's a serious candidate and he ought to be held to what serious candidates need to be held to. He needs to be held to account for his views.

5. Marco Rubio:

   The purpose of our life is to cooperate with God's plan, to those who much as been given, much is expected. And we will be asked to account for that ... I try to allow that to influence me in everything that I do.