Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on account

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: on ac-count
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

As something to be reckoned up as part of final payments; on credit.

conj

On account of the fact that; because.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Colloquial

Phrases

on account of

Frequently Paired Words

on account of

Synonyms

as given that seeing that

Questions

What does on account mean?: As something to be reckoned up as part of final payments; on credit.

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