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account

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CALL TO ACCOUNT,

CHARGE ACCOUNT,

LEAVE OUT OF ACCOUNT,

ON ACCOUNT,

ON ACCOUNT OF,

ON ONE'S ACCOUNT,

ON ONE'S OWN ACCOUNT,

SAVINGS ACCOUNT,

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on one's account

[on one's account] {adv. phr.} For your good; because you want to help or please someone. * /Barry studied hard on his mother's account./ * /I hope you didn't bring […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take into account

[take into account] {v. phr.} To remember and understand while judging someone or something; consider. * /How much time will we need to get to the lake? You have to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on account of

[on account of] {prep.} As a result of; because of. * /The picnic was held in the gym on account of the rain./ Compare: [ON ONE'S ACCOUNT], [OF ONE'S OWN […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

charge account

[charge account] {n.} An agreement with a store through which you can buy things and pay for them later. * /Mother bought a new dress on her charge account./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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