pickon 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 ACCORD. Categories: add yours preposition Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms 'on account of' on video ON ACCOUNT OF IN ENGLISH SPEAKING Q&A Time: How to use "on account of" (and American pronunciation too) ON ACCOUNT OF USE IN ENGLISH On Account Of - Norm Macdonald sort: relevance, mode: exact match, q: "on account of", maxResults: 4, videoEmbeddable: true, videoSyndicated: true, safeSearch: strict, type: video Subscribe to: American IdiomsEnglish Slang Discuss