open account

noun

1. current account ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of open account¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Among other claims that may be proved are judgments, debts founded on an open account, and rents.

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This open account remained with us a number of years and sometimes amounted to two thousand dollars.

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Nathaniel Sears, a dealer in general merchandise at Joplin, Mo., writes to you asking for an open account.

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On the desk lay an open account book and the girl gazed at it with keen interest.

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Before him were piled a number of open account-books, and books containing matters relating to the business of his ranch.

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