on account

Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

I figure it’s only Boo who has charmed Abuelita on account of Boo being Boo.

From Literature

After homeroom, he and Door went to the south wing, which perpetually smelled weird on account of the science.

From Literature

Most of those opportunities of late have been on account of Dunn, who has been dynamic since the start of the new year.

From Los Angeles Times

The map was a product of a court order, that forced Louisiana to redraw an earlier map so it would be in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1964 and specifically Section 2, which prohibits state and local governments from enacting laws that result in the “denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.”

From Salon

It strode easily over the snow, probably on account of the snowshoes it was wearing.

From Literature

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