on account of

Idioms  

1. Owing to, because of the fact that, as in We canceled the beach picnic on account of the bad weather forecast. This idiom was first recorded in 1936.

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on account of

The £10m fine would have been £20m, but was reduced by 50% on account of Chelsea's proactive self-reporting and co-operation with the process.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

From the age of 10 to 15, Kelly lived in Saudi Arabia on account of his engineer father’s job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Scottish comedian Jerry Sadowitz’s show in 2022 was canceled by the venue where he was performing on account of what some staff considered extreme and offensive material.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Areas of France, Britain, Austria and the Netherlands have issued red alerts or warnings on account of the extreme heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Its frantic little banners seemed to be signaling distress now, on account of Mama Tataba’s vigorous washings in the river.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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