The meaning of the 'give in my account'

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	Stenka25  #537006  Sat, 05 Jul 08 02:39 PM StartFragment> I cannot grasp the meaning of the 'give in my account' in the below sentence. Can you tell me what it exactly is? You must give in my account once a month.    Stenka25 Joined on Thu, Jul 13 2006 Seoul, South Korea Full Member (188)

	Marius Hancu  #537009  Sat, 05 Jul 08 02:44 PM  show  more context    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Stenka25  #537030  Sat, 05 Jul 08 03:16 PM Sorry, there's no context for the sentence was an example sentence in the internet.      Stenka25

	Mr Wordy  #537193  Sun, 06 Jul 08 01:57 AM The only way it makes sense to me is if "give in" means "give to someone else", or "hand over". (For example, you "give in" your homework to your teacher.) "account" here could mean a financial account, or any other kind of report.      Mr Wordy Joined on Tue, May 27 2008 Regular Member (960) Native British English speaker

	Avangi  #537212  Sun, 06 Jul 08 04:48 AM Perhaps someone is asking you to pay a monthly tribute in order to stay healthy.    Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Senior Member (3,289) ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	Marius Hancu  #537336  Sun, 06 Jul 08 10:49 AM  To provide a report/account of their properties/activities to some authorities. This is old-fashioned. --  The Grants, Concessions, and Original Constitutions of the Province of New ... - Page 522 by Aaron Leaming, Jacob Spicer, New Jersey - Law - 2002 - 763 pages   ... and collectors, and give in an account of their lands and stock as aforesaid.    Marius Hancu

	optilang  #537352  Sun, 06 Jul 08 11:35 AM Stenka25 You must give in my account once a month. The problem I have here is with you and my. I must give in my account once a month. You must give in your account once a month. The original sentence, although possible if the person gave you their account to hand in for them, sounds a bit strange.    optilang Joined on Tue, May 13 2008 Poland Senior Member (2,175) OptiNative British English Speaker Wherever I may roam, I'm still a Londoner.

	Anonymous  #537356  Sun, 06 Jul 08 11:44 AM you must pay in my account    Anonymous

	Marius Hancu  #537362  Sun, 06 Jul 08 12:01 PM  I agree that the original is strange.    Marius Hancu