Also: According to all accounts
What Does It Mean to Say “By All Accounts?”
By all accounts means based on the opinion of most people; according to what everyone is saying; according to all available reports or information.
Sentence Examples
“By all accounts, George is a trustworthy fellow.”
“It may not be a good time to sell your home. By all accounts, the housing market is down.”
Origin
Used since the late 1700’s.
Here, account is used to mean “a particular report or a description of something” and by is used to mean “according to,” so that by all accounts means the same as “according to all reports or descriptions.”
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