on account
The phrase 'on account' is versatile, used both in financial contexts and to indicate reasons or causes.
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Definition
B2Finance
(technical)Making a partial payment towards a larger sum to be settled later.
Example
- I can't pay the full amount now, but here's $50 on account.
B1General
(colloquial)Due to a specific reason or cause.
Example
- We postponed the trip on account of the heavy rain.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "on account":
on someone's accounton account ofdebit accounttime accountcast accountsfinal accountaccount foron one's own accountcurrent accounton the bookscredit balanceaccounts receivableaccounts payablecapital accountdebit balance