open account

American  

noun

1. current account.

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Etymology

Origin of open account

First recorded in 1895–1900

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

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 Austin Bidwell

Nathaniel Sears, a dealer in general merchandise at Joplin, Mo., writes to you asking for an open account.

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig

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

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