open account

American  

noun

1. current account.

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Etymology

Origin of open account

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

"I have had the same Ukrainian trading partner for years and an open account with him. How can I now ask him to pay me money while he is struggling to stay alive?"

From Reuters • Mar. 4, 2022

The whole formed a domestic budget as clear as it was complete, in which each portion of the government service had its open account regulated by the supreme comptroller.

From The Wedding Guest by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

"I'll go right with you," said Mr. Wallingford, asking no questions, but rightly divining that his Lamb kept no open account.

From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by Chester, George Randolph

She would have her own carriage and horses, her box at the Italiens and at the Opera, and an open account at Worth's and Van Klopen's. 

From Other People's Money by Gaboriau, Émile

He begged me not to do so, said many flattering things to me, and urged that it would be convenient to have an open account in London.

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin