open account

Example Sentences

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"I have had the same Ukrainian trading partner for years and an open account with him. How can I now ask him to pay me money while he is struggling to stay alive?"

From Reuters • Mar. 4, 2022

Among other claims that may be proved are judgments, debts founded on an open account, and rents.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

The whole formed a domestic budget as clear as it was complete, in which each portion of the government service had its open account regulated by the supreme comptroller.

From The Wedding Guest by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

He begged me not to do so, said many flattering things to me, and urged that it would be convenient to have an open account in London.

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin

Only it could hardly be that—we have an open account at the Bank of Copah for legitimate expenses.

From Empire Builders by Hambidge, Jay