on account of something

  • 91on account — on (someone s) account if you do something on someone s account, you do it because of that person. Don t cook anything special on my account. I m not even very hungry …

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  • 92on your own account — on (your) own account if you do something on your own account, you do it by yourself or for yourself. I decided to ask a few questions about the accident on my own account …

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  • 93on own account — on (your) own account if you do something on your own account, you do it by yourself or for yourself. I decided to ask a few questions about the accident on my own account …

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  • 94budget account — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms budget account : singular budget account plural budget accounts British an account with a bank, shop, or other organization that allows you to pay for something with regular small payments …

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  • 95on account — 1) if you buy something on account, you take it now and pay for it later 2) if you pay an amount of money on account, you pay part of what you owe now and you pay the rest later payments on account for the tax year ending in April 1999 …

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  • 96pay something into something — ˌpay sthˈin | ˌpay sth ˈinto sth derived to put money into a bank account • I paid in a cheque this morning. • I d like to pay some money into my account. Main entry: ↑payderived …

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  • 97allow for something — allow for (something) to consider particular facts that relate to something. If you own stock, you must allow for the possibility that it will lose value. Related vocabulary: take something into account, make allowances for someone/something …

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  • 98make allowances for something — make allowances for (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that… …

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  • 99piece together (something) — 1. to combine many small details to give a complete description of something. In this account, Rawson tries to piece together the events leading up to the tragedy. I hadn t told anyone about it, though I suppose someone could have pieced it… …

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  • 100bear something in mind — TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, take into consideration, remember, consider, be mindful, mind, mark, heed. → bear * * * bear something in mind phrase to remember to consider something when you are thinking about or doing something else bear something in mind… …

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