akaunti
ah-kah-OO-ntee
How to say it
Swahiliakauntiah-kah-OO-ntee
Englishaccount (bank, online)
Frenchcompte
Meaning
A record kept by a bank of money a person puts in and takes out, and also a personal profile on a website or social media.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural. Kufungua akaunti is to open an account, and akaunti ya benki is a bank account.
Examples
- Nimefungua akaunti mpya benki.I have opened a new bank account.
- Akaunti yake ya Instagram imedukuliwa.Her Instagram account has been hacked.
- Weka pesa kwenye akaunti yangu, tafadhali.Put the money into my account, please.
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