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on account

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on account

[money paid or owed] on a debt. I paid twelve dollars on account last month. Wasn't that enough? I still have $100 due on account.

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on someone's account

because of someone. Don't do it on my account. They were late on Jane's account.

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on somebody's account

if you do something on someone's account, you do it because of that person Don't cook anything special on my account. I'm not even very hungry.

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on account

In part payment of a debt, as in He paid half the amount on account. [Early 1600s]

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on account

On credit.

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on (someone's) account

For someone's benefit: It's nice of you to make such an effort on his account.

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