Meanings
- As something to be reckoned up as part of final payments; on credit.
And, could you—you don't mind a bit on account to go on with, do you? I'm not exactly what you'd call up and in just at the moment."
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
- colloquialOn account of the fact that; because.
‘Well, we come on this pisswater river, running high on account there'd been rains.’
1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 4661 more example
Take your three days off, Mr. Barlow, only don't expect to be paid for them on account you're thinking up some fancy ideas.
1948, Evelyn Waugh, The Loved OneSynonyms: as, given that, seeing that
Synonyms & antonyms
conjunctionOn account of the fact that; because.
Translations
Norwegian Bokmål a konto
- a kontoas part of a later final payment or settlement
Cite this entry
on account. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20account
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