account for

verb

Pronunciation: /əˈkaʊnt foɹ/

To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
“I don't have to account for anything to you.”
“The storekeeper was expected to account for any material removed.”
To be the primary cause of
“The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land.”
To constitute in amount or portion.
“German speakers accounted for 37% of the population.”
“... and car strikes account for more than 50000, it's obvious the wolves' effect on the state's deer herd is so small as to be meaningless.”
To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
“His mind accounted for one useless article after another in a vain search for any kind of makeshift tool. Not a scrap of metal, not even a serviceable edge of broken stone or brick, had been left to suggest escape.”
“When you deduct the direct and indirect costs, the picture looks a little different. Only mail and coal traffic generated a net revenue when accounting for all costs, not just direct operating costs.”
To be answerable for.
To destroy or put out of action.
“Coyotes account for more rabbits than hunters do.”
“Allied Air Forces Account for 34 Axis Aircraft”
To kill, as in hunting.
“He accounted for two deer today.”