Phrasal Verb - Account for

Real English Examples

I said that 135 words account for half of all the usage of words in the English language.

Seth Godin - Akimbo - Hitsville

The other five hundred thousand Well, they also account for half each one a little bit all added up what Chris discovered in the long tail is simple.

Seth Godin - Akimbo - Hitsville

The 80/20 Rule states that, in any particular domain, a small number of things account for the majority of the results.

When the 80/20 Rule Fails: The Downside of Being Effective ~ James Clear