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
As assignee of the original seller of the melting tanks, which were purchased, not on open account but on contract, and the same held delinquent, he has here in this document a writ of replevin.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen
The only country in Europe with which Canada had an open account was Great Britain.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
These she procured from the store where her father kept an open account, until the bill having been rendered dotted over with such charges “per daughter Catharine,” these treats to favorite schoolmates ceased.
From Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book by Halsey, Rosalie Vrylina
"Sibylla," he gravely said, putting the open account into her hand, "I have received this bill this morning."
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
