open account
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of open account
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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"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 large plantation owner usually dealt with some London house, which kept an open account with him, crediting his tobacco against orders for the manufactured articles and luxuries which the Virginia and Maryland gentlemen demanded.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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
"Has my wife an open account here now?" was the brief response.
From Taken Alive by Edward Payson Roe
Life, to Jesus, was an open account; he was a forward looker; he was honest enough to recognize his obligations to the unborn.
From The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? by M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) Mangasarian
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