Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go on the account

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: go on the ac-count
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.

Example Sentences

"And as for serving under Goffe, I hope it is no new thing for gentlemen of fortune who are going on the account, to change a Captain now and then?"
"At this island he ran away from his ship, and associating himself with some desperate fellows, they stole a canoe, and went away to the Grand Camanas, to join some others of their own stamp, who lurked thereabouts, with design to go on the account, the term for pirating."
"However, during peacetime, privateers and navy men were left without employment, so they often went on the account."

Inflected Forms

goes on the account (present, singular) going on the account (participle, present) went on the account (past) gone on the account (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

pirate

Questions

What does go on the account mean?: To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.

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