Definition of account of:
(v) :
(transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
(v) :
(transitive) To be the primary cause of
(v) :
(transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
(v) :
(transitive) To be answerable for.
(v) :
(transitive) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
(v) :
(transitive) To destroy or put out of action.