on account
In part payment of a debt, as in He paid half the amount on account. [Early 1600s]
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Words nearby on account
Omsk, Omuta, OMW, on, Ona, on account, on account of, on a dime, on a first-name basis, on again, on-again, off-again
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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