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onaccounta

onaccounta is the pronunciation spelling of on account of.

Meaning of on account of

Preposition

on account of

  1. On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (idiomatic, originally figurative) for the sake of.
    • […] and His Imperial Majesty further agrees to pay to the British Government the sum of Three Millions of dollars, on account of debts due to British subjects by some of the said Hong merchants (or Cohong), who have become insolvent, and who owe very large sums of money to subjects of Her Britannic...1842 August 29, Treaty of Nanking
  2. (idiomatic) Because of, due to, owing to.
    • The rebuilding of damaged stations is proceeding slowly, on account of the shortage of building materials and the pressing needs of housing, but steady progress is being made.1951 March, E. J. Tyler, “Post-War Recovery on the Netherlands Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 157

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Onaccounta is the pronunciation spelling of on account of.

Words near onaccounta in the dictionary

  1. on-wiki
  2. ON.
  3. on/off
  4. ONA
  5. ona'ah
  6. onaccounta
  7. onaga
  8. onager
  9. onagers
  10. onagga
  11. onaggas

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