on account

English

Prepositional phrase

on account

1. As something to be reckoned up as part of final payments; on credit.
   • 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

     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."

Conjunction

on account

1. (colloquial) On account of the fact that; because.
   • 1948, Evelyn Waugh, The Loved One:

     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.

   • 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 466:

     ‘Well, we come on this pisswater river, running high on account there'd been rains.’

Synonyms

• as, given that, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because

See also

• on account of

Anagrams

• no-account