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
Ruyters turned to his quartermaster, who was holding an open account book, quill pen in hand.
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
Life, to Jesus, was an open account; he was a forward looker; he was honest enough to recognize his obligations to the unborn.
From The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? by Mangasarian, M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch)
She’s the best ever that way, is the mater––tends to her Bridge, gives me an open account, and, so long as she hears once a month, is happy.
From The Web of the Golden Spider by Fisher, Harrison
They wish to buy on open account; or to give a note to be paid at maturity, if convenient,—otherwise not.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various
