English Explanatory Dictionary

on account of

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (idiomatic, originally figurative) for the sake of.
  2. Because of, due to, owing to.
conj
  1. On account of the fact that: because, since.

Pronunciation

En-au-on account of.ogg

Word forms

on account of on something's account on account thereof onaccounta

Synonyms

as given that seeing that

Related words

on account
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