The term 'accounted for' can be broken down into three separate words: PRESENT, HERE, and TAKEN. PRESENT is a 7-letter word meaning to bring forward or introduce something. HERE is a 4-letter word meaning in this place or at this point in time. TAKEN is a 5-letter word meaning to accept or receive something. Together, these three words form the phrase 'accounted for, ' which means to explain or justify the presence or absence of something.