on account of something

  • 21Something Else Press — was founded by Dick Higgins in 1963. It published many important texts and artworks by Higgins, Gertrude Stein, George Brecht, Daniel Spoerri, Bern Porter, Emmett Williams and others. The Something Else Press was an early publisher of Concrete… …

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  • 22Account planning — is the discipline that brings the consumer into the process of developing advertising. To be truly effective, advertising must be both distinctive and relevant, and planning helps on both counts. Chris CowpeHistoryAccount planning is a job title… …

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  • 23Account — Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster] A… …

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  • 24Account current — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 25account — n 1 *use, service, advantage, profit, avail Analogous words: benefit (see corresponding verb at BENEFIT): usefulness, utility (see USE): *worth, value Contrasted words: futility, vanity, fruitlessness, bootlessness (see corresponding adjectives… …

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  • 26account for — index enlighten, explain, exposit, justify, rationalize, solve, support (justify), vindicate …

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  • 27call somebody to account (for something) — call sb to acˈcount (for/over sth) idiom to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it Main entry: ↑callidiom …

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  • 28call somebody to account (over something) — call sb to acˈcount (for/over sth) idiom to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it Main entry: ↑callidiom …

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  • 29account — 1 noun 1 DESCRIPTION (C) a) a written or spoken description which gives details of an event: There were several different accounts of the story in the newspapers. | give an account: David gave us a vivid account of his trip to Rio. | blow by blow …

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  • 30account*/*/ — [əˈkaʊnt] noun I 1) [C] an arrangement in which a bank looks after your money There was only £50 in his bank account.[/ex] How do I open an account (= start having an account)?[/ex] See: current account 2) [C] a written or spoken report about… …

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