open account

American  

noun

1. current account.

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Etymology

Origin of open account

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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open account

"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 T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Ruyters turned to his quartermaster, who was holding an open account book, quill pen in hand.

From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

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 Émile Gaboriau

She’s the best ever that way, is the mater––tends to her Bridge, gives me an open account, and, so long as she hears once a month, is happy.

From The Web of the Golden Spider by Harrison Fisher

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